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Where Does The Last Name Knap Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Knap (Russian: Кнап) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Knáp. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knap? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 51,047^th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 725,490 people. The last name Knap is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Knap are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160^th most common forename worldwide, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 6,217 people, or 1 in 6,114. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 4 percent are found.

Knap Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Knap has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knap last name fell 2 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 396 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knap Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Knap surname are 25.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Knap earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning 398,285 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.39% more than the national average, earning R 440,568 per year; in United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,779 CAD per year.