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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knish? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knish is the 1,003,904th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Knish live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Knish is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 31 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 4 percent are found.

Knish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knish has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Knish last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Knish last name are 26.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knish
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