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

The last name Knap (Russian: Кнап) is most common in Poland. It can also occur as a variant: Knáp. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 51,047^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 725,490 people. The last name Knap occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Knap reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Knap is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 6,217 people, or 1 in 6,114. Barring Poland it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 9 percent reside and Slovakia, where 4 percent reside.

Knap Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Knap has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knap surname 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Knap surname are 25.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.62% registered to vote for the political 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.