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 surname Knijff is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knijff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 544,808th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Knijff live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 521 people, or 1 in 32,413. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 30 percent live, Utrecht, where 27 percent live and North Holland, where 17 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
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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