Kniski Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Kniski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Poland191:2,000,46098,816

Kniski Last Name Facts

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

Kniski is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Kniski is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kniski live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Kniski is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 46 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieski9214/
Knisjki920/
Kniejski86332/
Kniska8380/
Kneski8374/
Knisky8317/
Knieki831/
Knuski830/
Kneiske7786/
Knejski7778/
Knishka7760/
Kniszka7718/
Knaiske7717/
Knajski777/
Kneisky776/
Kniskey772/
Knisker771/
Knika731/
Knike730/
Knischka7140/
Knischke714/
Kniejska711/
Knetshki711/
Kenniske710/
Kniker67105/
Knieke6768/
Knieschke6754/
Knická6747/
Knetki6745/
Knitschke6741/
Knický6736/
Knicky6723/
Knitschky6719/
Knetschki677/
Knizka675/
Kniška674/
Knikes674/
Knigka671/
Kniškaitė671/
Knyska671/
Knicoi671/
Knisca671/
Quniki671/
Kinnikeit671/
Kenniskey670/
Knicke670/
Kneske670/
Knesky670/

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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 Kniski
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