Knisley Surname

111,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knisley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0051:90,50210,177
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Knisley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knisley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,685th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,753,922 people. The surname Knisley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Knisley live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,005 people, or 1 in 90,502. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 31 percent are found, Maryland, where 5 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Knisley is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Knisley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knisley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knisley last name rose 1,963 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knisley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knisley are 23.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knisley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneisley93594/
Kniesley936/
Knissley932/
Knisleys931/
Knisle929/
Knisly921/
Knisleyii882/
Knicley86208/
Kniesly86156/
Kneisly86152/
Knizley8692/
Knesley8633/
Kneisle8617/
Knisler861/
Knislay860/
Kneissle8046/
Kneislay801/
Knissler800/
Kneasley800/
Knusle772/
Knizly771/
Knusly770/
Knesly770/
Kneiszler7525/
Kinnesley750/
Kennesley750/
Kneißle7193/
Knislis7115/
Knichle713/
Knesler711/
Knuesle710/
Kneasle710/
Kneißler67180/
Kneussle6719/
Kennicle672/
Kneysler672/
Knisella671/
Kennesly670/
Knessler670/

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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 Knisley
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