Knyf Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Knyf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Knyf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knyf is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Knyf are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,142,668. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 90 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 3 percent are found and Normandy, where 3 percent are found. Other than France this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Ukraine, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyff8978/
Knef75108/
Knif7591/
Knjf751/
Knief671,430/
Knife671,042/
Knijf67188/
Kneff67138/
Kniff67115/
Khnef67110/
Kneif67109/
Knipf6768/
Knuif6762/
Kneyb6746/
Knefz6737/
Knifh678/
Khnif676/
Knepf675/
Kneef674/
Knifs672/
Knaif672/
Knayb671/
Knyov671/
Knefs671/
Knift670/

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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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  • 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 Knyf
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