Knies is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knies
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Knies

How popular is Knies?

Knies is common in United States.

Knies is ranked 126256 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Knies bearers increased by 3.321033 per cent in 2010 US census to 840 since 2000, the surname slipped by 587 spots and ranked at 28408. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.55 98.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 0.74
Knies is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 3144 people have been found who wears Knies as their family name. Knies is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
88,966 Czech Republic7
153,990 Australia7
20,595 China2
107,212 South Africa1
151,601 Spain1
81,201 Switzerland1
47,891 Norway1
3,307 Malta1
12,745 Luxembourg1
20,172 Hungary1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
89,676 Canada30
155,219 England16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Knies:
49,962 Brazil207
19,620 Netherlands137
Countries with thousands of Knies:
5,915 Germany1,580
28,532 United States1,053

Knies Namesakes

  • Bram Kniest, Drummer
  • In 2017, Kyle Knies characterized the role of Mark and Katy's lover in drama and mystery flick Kiss and Kill.

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