Knijn Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5531:30,5375,068
Wales71:442,07621,198
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Knijn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Knijn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Knijn is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knijn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 556,360th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Knijn live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knijn is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 30,537. In The Netherlands Knijn is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 79 percent are found, Flevoland, where 5 percent are found and South Holland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Knijn Last Name Statistics demography

Knijn earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knin89297/
Knina80513/
Knine80174/
Knein80140/
Knain8074/
Khnin8050/
Knien8027/
Kinnin73869/
Knigin73482/
Kennin73132/
Khnein7318/
Knaian737/
Knizin733/
Khnien732/
Khnain732/
Kneine732/
Quknin731/
K'Nine731/
Knegin731/
Knigne731/
Kniten731/
Kkhnin731/
Khnint731/
Kimnin731/
Knigen730/
Könning671,085/
Kennion67432/
Kinnion6775/
Khnygin6773/
Knyn6755/
Kinnoin6746/
Kynning6716/
Knizhin679/
Kaennin677/
Knissen675/
Knissin675/
Kninová674/
Kniting672/
Knoizen672/
Kniesen672/
Knen672/
Knichen671/
Knhn671/
K'Neine671/
Kinnina671/
Knezhin671/
Knitgen671/
Koennin671/
Khnajan671/
Knín671/
Kinnine671/
Cnin671/
Keennin670/
Keunnin670/
Kennint670/
Kenninn670/
Knuizen670/
Kinnain670/
Kneisen670/
Kennein670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Knijn
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