Knisa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia311:66,1319,862
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Knisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knisa is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knisa is the 2,843,861st most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Knisa occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Knisa live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 66,131. In Latvia Knisa is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 94 percent are found and Semigallia, where 6 percent are found. Besides Latvia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniesa9134/
Knaisa913/
Knijsa911/
Knisha911/
Knisca911/
Khnissa832/
Kinnisa831/
Khneisa831/
Knaitsa831/
Kniza80147/
Knise8053/
Knija8015/
Knica807/
Knisy806/
Knusa805/
Kniża801/
Knesa801/
Kennisha778/
Kniese73743/
Knizia73338/
Knieža73142/
Kneise7363/
Kniser7345/
Knizat7342/
Knesis7330/
Knisse7327/
Knizse7320/
Knižat7320/
Knesia7315/
Knieza7310/
Knisis738/
Knishi735/
Knycia734/
Knisey734/
Knicia732/
Cniesa731/
Knaisi731/
Knicza731/
Knieża731/
Knisie731/
Knysha731/
Knesaj731/
Knissi731/
Knoica731/
Knesha730/
Knussa730/
Kneisy730/
Kenneisha710/
Kneiser6771/
Khnissi6733/
Khneiza6715/
Khneisi6715/
Knushaj6712/
Knaissi6711/
Knische679/
Qunnisa676/
Knissou674/
Quhnisa672/
Knieszi671/
Kneissi671/
Qungisa671/
Knaizia671/
Kinniso671/
Kniesse671/
Knishio671/
Knisoey671/
Kennica671/
Knaissy671/
Kneijay671/
Khnicha671/
Knoijay671/
Knichas671/
Knisser671/
Knieshe670/
Kinnisy670/
Kneiseh670/
Kennise670/

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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 Knisa
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