Kniter Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kniter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2241:169,68223,531
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kniter Last Name Facts

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

Kniter (Russian: Книтер) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 926,175th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Kniter live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 169,682. Excluding Poland it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kniter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kniter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kniter last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kniter surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kniter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knitter923,746/
Knieter9218/
Kneiter929/
Knitger920/
Knichter8628/
Kneister861/
Kenniter861/
Knyter8359/
Knuter8344/
Kneter8317/
Knetter77406/
Knutter77188/
Knütter77180/
Knester7740/
Kneeter7738/
Knajter7716/
Knejter776/
Knuther773/
Kneuter772/
Knytter772/
Knudter772/
Quniter771/
Knuetter7128/
Kneutter718/
Kemneter710/
Kneaster710/
Cneter673/
Kennether671/
Cnyter671/
Kinnester670/
Kenneaster6331/
Knütterová632/
Cnutter621/
Cenneter5762/
Cnetre505/

Kniter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kniter in the Russian language
Книтерkniter-

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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 Kniter
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