Knisis Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knisis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Knisis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knisis is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisis? popularity and diffusion

Knisis is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Knisis is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knisis reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Knisis is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knesis8330/
Knisse8327/
Knishi835/
Knissi831/
Knisie831/
Knaisi831/
Khnissi7733/
Khneisi7715/
Knaissi7711/
Khnissa772/
Knisser771/
Knieszi771/
Knaissy771/
Knishio771/
Kniesse771/
Kneissi771/
Knizi73207/
Knise7353/
Knisa7347/
Knisy736/
Kinnishi71315/
Kennishi71175/
Kneisser713/
Khnisseh711/
Khnaises711/
Kniessey710/
Kniese67743/
Khneisser67307/
Kneise6763/
Kniser6745/
Kniesa6734/
Knaysi6722/
Khnaisser6721/
Knizse6720/
Knesse6717/
Kneesi675/
Knisey674/
Knaisa673/
Knijsa671/
Knizes671/
Knisha671/
Knessy670/
Kneisy670/

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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 Knisis
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