Knijff Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Knijff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 521 | 1:32,413 | 5,399 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Knijff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knijff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knijff is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knijff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knijff is the 544,808th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Knijff live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 32,413. In The Netherlands Knijff is most numerous in: South Holland, where 30 percent are found, Utrecht, where 27 percent are found and North Holland, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knijf | 91 | 188 | / |
| Kniff | 91 | 115 | / |
| Knieff | 83 | 110 | / |
| Knijft | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kneiff | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kniffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knif | 80 | 91 | / |
| Knjf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenniff | 77 | 195 | / |
| Kinniff | 77 | 40 | / |
| Knief | 73 | 1,430 | / |
| Knife | 73 | 1,042 | / |
| Kneff | 73 | 138 | / |
| Kneif | 73 | 109 | / |
| Knyff | 73 | 78 | / |
| Knipf | 73 | 68 | / |
| Knuif | 73 | 62 | / |
| Knifh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Khnif | 73 | 6 | / |
| Knifs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knaif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knift | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knoihoff | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kinniffe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knauff | 67 | 2,798 | / |
| Knouff | 67 | 512 | / |
| Knoeff | 67 | 147 | / |
| Khneif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kniepf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kennif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kneief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khnife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneipf | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knijff
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