Knisz Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Hungary

Knisz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Austria131:655,03358,041
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Knisz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knisz is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knisz is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Knisz reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 29 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,809,940. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 18 percent are found.

Knisz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knisz has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Knisz surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneisz91237/
Kniesz91164/
Knis89480/
Kniz89122/
Knies803,718/
Kniss802,233/
Kneis80754/
Knihs80529/
Knysz80472/
Knesz80304/
Knish80254/
Knicz8097/
Knise8053/
Knais8045/
Kneiz8040/
Knois8016/
Kniez808/
Knhis805/
Knizh803/
Knaiz802/
Knirz801/
Kni7584/
Kennis732,818/
Kniess731,493/
Kneitz73228/
Kneiss73205/
Kneist73176/
Kinnis73169/
Knuist73105/
Knisch7392/
Kneise7363/
Kneizh7339/
Knisse7327/
Kenniz7321/
Knizse7320/
Künnis7315/
Knaish739/
Kneisc738/
Könnis736/
Knetsz735/
Knniss734/
Kneihs733/
Kniehs732/
Khneiz731/
Khniss731/
Khnaiz731/
Knierz731/
Kneits731/
Knejsz731/
Kniesh731/
Kimnis730/
Knisht730/
Kneish730/
Knez675,664/
Knie671,664/
Kennish67527/
Knes67461/
Kinnish67365/
Knaisch67227/
Khni67225/
Knai67167/
Kniß67126/
Knitsch67124/
Kněz6789/
Kniš6782/
Gkinnis6776/
Knys6772/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Knei6733/
Cnis6732/
Kniž6732/
Knio6730/
Knij6721/
Knni6714/
Knisová6712/
Knih6711/
Knyi679/
Knische679/
Kngi676/
Knisova676/
Knizova676/
Kennies673/
Cniz672/
Knyz672/
Knís672/
Knic672/
Knui671/
Kimnish671/
Kinnies671/
Kinniss671/
Knoi671/
Kniy671/
Knizová671/
Kniş671/
Kniż671/
Knéz671/
Qkni671/
Qnis671/
Këni671/
Kqni671/
Hkni671/
Knhz671/
Kkni671/
Kinnist670/
Kneiseh670/
Kennise670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Knisz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis