Kny Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3321:242,48626,520
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Austria201:425,77243,235
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland51:748,64318,576

The alternate forms: Kný (2) are calculated separately.

Kny (14) may also be a first name.

Kny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kny (Russian: Кны) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kný. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kny? popularity and diffusion

Kny is the 573,706th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name Kny is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Kny are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kny is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 20 percent are found, Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany Kny exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kný892/
Knoy86579/
Knyt86311/
Kney8686/
Knyś8652/
Knyć8617/
Knay8613/
Knyi869/
Kcny863/
Knyp863/
Khny862/
Knyč862/
Knyź862/
Ckny861/
Kqny861/
Kniy861/
Knyš861/
Knyd861/
Knyo861/
Knyy861/
Kenny7580,318/
Kinny751,052/
Knysz75472/
Knuyt7571/
Kneys7536/
Khnuy7525/
Knayp7519/
Khnoy7513/
Kınay756/
Khnay756/
Knney755/
Knoys752/
Knytt752/
Knnay751/
Kngoy751/
Känny751/
Knaya751/
Knyss751/
Knyzs751/
Khnyz751/
Kneey751/
Knyth751/
Knypp751/
Kccny751/
Ckney751/
Kenney6747,293/
Kinney6745,471/
Kne67260/
Kna67236/
Kennoy67106/
Kennay6785/
Kni6784/
Knysch6765/
Kinnay6717/
Cny6710/
Knj679/
Knahys677/
Kehnny674/
Kennyi674/
Kienny673/
Khnych673/
Keenny673/
Kenniy673/
Qny673/
Khnysh672/
Kinniy672/
Kennyo672/
Kemnoy672/
Knahay671/
Kőkőny671/
Kennuy671/
Kinnny670/
Knyhts670/
Hckney670/
Kinnoy670/
Kennny670/

Kny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kny in the Russian language
Кныkny-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kny
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