Family name Kniest (Kniest 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Kniest is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, where it is a rare surname, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, Netherlands, and the United States.
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| Kniest | Netherlands, Brazil, France, United States, Germany |
| philipp kniest (b. 1830) |
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| karl georg josef wilhelm kniest German politician (1863-1951), DE (b. 1863) |
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peter kniest DE (b. 1914) |
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ben kniest Dutch water polo player, NL (b. 1927) |
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| albert heinrich kniest DE (b. 1908) |
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| christoph kniest (b. 1963) |
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| oliver kniest chess player (b. 1975) |
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| anika kniest German rower, DE (b. 1987) |
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| james kniest |
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| jakob kniest |
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