Knaepen Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Knaepen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaepen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,5641:7,351982
France1031:644,88183,663
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Knaepen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knaepen is most common in Belgium. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaepen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,286th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. Knaepen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knaepen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 1,564 people, or 1 in 7,351. In Belgium Knaepen is most common in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 11 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Belgium it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Knaepen Last Name Statistics demography

Knaepen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaeppen931/
Knapen922,821/
Knaapen86707/
Knappen86320/
Kneppen8665/
Kniepen8657/
Kennapen801/
Knieppen800/
Knoeppen800/
Cnapen778/
Knapin771/
Knoppen7126/
Knappin711/
Knoppien6735/
Knopn671/
Knopin6213/
Knoppin571/
Knapień571/

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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 Knaepen
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