Knis Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Knis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1901:349,59352,489
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Greece401:276,99541,298
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Kniš (82), Knís (2) & Kniş (1) are calculated separately.

Knis (23) may also be a first name.

Knis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knis (Russian: Книс) is found most in France. It can be rendered as: Kniš, Knís or Kniş. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knis? popularity and diffusion

Knis is the 635,252nd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname Knis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Knis are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Knis is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name Knis is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 349,593. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 92 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 1 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Knis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knis surname grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knis last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Knis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning 210,092 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniš9282/
Knís922/
Kniş921/
Knies893,718/
Kniss892,233/
Kneis89754/
Knihs89529/
Knish89254/
Knisz8972/
Knise8953/
Knais8945/
Knois8916/
Knhis895/
Kennis802,818/
Kniess801,493/
Kneisz80237/
Kneiss80205/
Kneist80176/
Kinnis80169/
Kniesz80164/
Knuist80105/
Knisch8092/
Kneise8063/
Knisse8027/
Knizse8020/
Künnis8015/
Knaish809/
Könnis806/
Knniss804/
Kneihs803/
Kniehs802/
Khniss801/
Kneits801/
Kniesh801/
Kimnis800/
Kneish800/
Knisht800/
Knes75461/
Kniß75126/
Kniz75122/
Knys7572/
Cnis7532/
Qnis751/
Kennish73527/
Kinnish73365/
Knaisch73227/
Gkinnis7376/
Kneisch7343/
Kniesch7340/
Knisová7312/
Knische739/
Knisova736/
Kennies733/
Kinniss731/
Kinnies731/
Kimnish731/
Kneiseh730/
Kennise730/
Kinnist730/
Knysh6713,748/
Kness671,003/
Knese67725/
Knysz67472/
Knieß67377/
Knees67336/
Knesz67304/
Knets6799/
Knice6761/
Kneas6754/
Kneiz6740/
Knesh6739/
Kneys6736/
Knajs6718/
Kinnisch6714/
Kneiß6714/
Khnes6714/
Åknes6711/
Knishova678/
Kniez678/
Knehs675/
Kånäs675/
Kneus674/
Qunis673/
Qnais672/
Kneisová672/
Knaiz672/
Knoys672/
Knäse672/
Knyzs671/
Knyss671/
Qneis671/
Cnise671/
K'Nes671/
Knieś671/
Knieź671/
Knēts671/
Knhsj671/

Knis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knis in the Russian language
Книсknis-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knis
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