Knye Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Knye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knye occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knye is the 1,544,715th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Knye occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Knye reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knye is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Knye Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Knye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.38% less than the national average, earning R 44,244 per year and in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kønye896/
Knoye895/
Knhye891/
Khnye891/
Kőnye891/
Knaye891/
Knyed891/
Kemnye8017/
Knyeie801/
Kennye801/
Könnye801/
Kõnnye801/
Knuyet801/
Kőnnye801/
Kniyet800/
Knee753,929/
Knie751,664/
Knoy75579/
Knue75555/
Kney7586/
Knea7566/
Knei7533/
Knay7513/
Knoe7512/
Knej758/
Kneu754/
Knhe752/
Kníe751/
Knje751/
Knyj751/
Qnye751/
Knae750/
Kennyey7313/
Kinnaye731/
Kennyoe731/
Kinneye731/
Kenneye730/
Knieć67996/
Kneis67754/
Knyha67636/
Knieß67377/
Knejp6777/
Knuyt6771/
Kneup6764/
Kneut6751/
Kneys6736/
Knowe6729/
Kneja6728/
Khnuy6725/
Knehe6722/
Knawe6720/
Knoje6720/
Knayp6719/
Kånge6718/
Kneiß6714/
Kniej6714/
Khnoy6713/
Kneuß6712/
Khnea678/
Kniya678/
Kınay676/
Khnay676/
Knney675/
Khnoe674/
Khnae674/
Kneus674/
Knyhy673/
Knyuy673/
Khnge672/
Knoys672/
Knaue672/
Knije672/
Kneat671/
Knieź671/
Kennayye671/
Khnie671/
Kneey671/
Knoue671/
Ckney671/
Knihe671/
Knjed671/
Knuje671/
Knjee671/
Knaya671/
Kneia671/
Kngoy671/
Kneéz671/
Knoyi671/
Knaje671/
Knaie671/
Kenñe671/
Knnie671/
Kneah671/
Knnay671/
Khnue671/
Knieś671/
Kenneyed670/
Kneee670/
Knied670/
Kneud670/

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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 Knye
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