Knish Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Armenia

Knish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Knish Last Name Facts

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

Knish (Russian: Книш) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knish? popularity and diffusion

Knish is the 1,003,904th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Knish reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Knish is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States Knish is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 31 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live and Bulgaria, where 4 percent live.

Knish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knish has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knish surname is chiefly Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Knish last name are 26.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Knish earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $39,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knisch9192/
Knaish919/
Kniesh911/
Kneish910/
Knisht910/
Knis89480/
Kennish83527/
Kinnish83365/
Knaisch83227/
Knitsch83124/
Kneisch8343/
Kniesch8340/
Knische839/
Kimnish831/
Kneiseh830/
Knysh8013,748/
Knies803,718/
Kniss802,233/
Kneis80754/
Knihs80529/
Knisz8072/
Knise8053/
Knais8045/
Knesh8039/
Knois8016/
Knhis805/
Knizh803/
Kinnisch7714/
Knishova778/
Kennishj771/
Kennis732,818/
Kniess731,493/
Kneisz73237/
Kneiss73205/
Kneist73176/
Kinnis73169/
Kniesz73164/
Knuist73105/
Knysch7365/
Kneise7363/
Kneizh7339/
Knisse7327/
Knesch7322/
Knizse7320/
Künnis7315/
Kneisc738/
Könnis736/
Knniss734/
Kneihs733/
Knicht733/
Kniehs732/
Khnysh732/
Khniss731/
Kneits731/
Knichh731/
Knaich731/
Kimnis730/
Kneich730/
Knes67461/
Kniß67126/
Kniz67122/
Kneesch67108/
Kniš6782/
Gkinnis6776/
Knys6772/
Cnis6732/
Kinnich6732/
Kniž6732/
Knij6721/
Knisová6712/
Knyshch679/
Knäsche677/
Knisova676/
Knesche675/
Kneyseh674/
Knätsch673/
Kennies673/
Knís672/
Knic672/
Knhx671/
Kinnesh671/
Kinnies671/
Kinniss671/
Knniche671/
Knescht671/
Kniş671/
Kniż671/
Qnis671/
Knhz671/
Knestch671/
Kennesh670/
Kennise670/
Kinnist670/

Knish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knish in the Russian language
Книшknis-

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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 Knish
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