View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Kniss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kniss (Russian: Книсс) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kniss is the 189,210^th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,263,567 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kniss reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kniss is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 307,690. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Kniss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kniss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kniss surname increased 601 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniss Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kniss surname are 15.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kniss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,615 CAD per year.