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

Knisz has its highest incidence in Poland. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knisz.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisz? popularity and diffusion

Knisz is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 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 last name Knisz is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,809,940. Excluding Poland this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 18 percent live.

Knisz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knisz has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 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/

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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 Knisz
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