Knabe Surname

63,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6551:14,2361,850
United States1,6291:222,50421,554
Poland1871:203,25527,063
Austria631:135,16618,435
Chile451:391,47710,650
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden191:518,25037,550
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

The alternate forms: Knäbe (100) are calculated separately.

Knabe Last Name Facts

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

Knabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻨﺎﺏ, Russian: Кнабэ) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Knäbe. For other possible spellings of Knabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knabe is the 63,519th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 924,112 people. The last name Knabe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Knabe are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 5,655 people, or 1 in 14,236. In Germany Knabe is most common in: Thuringia, where 16 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Knabe exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Knabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knabe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knabe surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knabe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $71,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knäbe93100/
Knaebe9188/
Knabet9112/
Knaube912/
Knabes910/
Knauber831,146/
Kinnabe831/
Knaubes830/
Knobe80301/
Knaby8027/
Cnabe804/
Knaba804/
Knebe802/
Qnabe801/
Knabi800/
Khnaba73307/
Kneibe7324/
Knober7318/
Knebeh7316/
Kneube736/
Knabit734/
Knoebe733/
Knobee731/
Knauba730/
Knobie730/
Knosbe730/
Kneiber67101/
Kennaby6775/
Kinnobe6742/
Kneyber6737/
Kennobe6724/
K'Neibe674/
Knobeit671/
Kinnabi671/
Kennaba671/
Kneibes670/
Knouber670/

Knabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻛﻨﺎﺏaknab-
Knabe in the Russian language
Кнабэknabe-

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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 Knabe
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