Knape Surname

121,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8801:42,8225,624
United States8081:448,58838,453
Netherlands4221:40,0176,786
Sweden1731:56,9184,403
England1421:392,38127,229
Australia681:396,99632,204
Latvia541:37,9645,774
Poland481:791,84963,527
Finland331:166,56714,872
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Norway171:302,48730,120
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Knape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knape (Russian: Кнапе) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knape is the 121,856th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,940,241 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Knape live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,880 people, or 1 in 42,822. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 28 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany Knape exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Knape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knape has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knape surname grew 1,584 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 384 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knape Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Knape surname are 23.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knape earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning 383,002 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $58,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knappe917,800/
Knaupe91215/
Knaper9159/
Knaape9154/
Knahpe9112/
Knapeš917/
Knapie911/
Knatpe911/
Knap8910,045/
Kneaper8331/
Knapets8327/
Knauper8313/
Knapecz838/
Knappet835/
Knappes834/
Knaippe832/
Knasper832/
Knaaper831/
Knapett830/
Kneapey830/
Knapfee830/
Knapp8089,707/
Knipe805,213/
Knaup803,776/
Knaap801,322/
Knope80624/
Knaip80107/
Knajp8086/
Knapa8059/
Knayp8019/
Knapf8017/
Knapt8013/
Knapi807/
Knatp802/
Cnape802/
Knasp801/
Knnap801/
Knaph800/
Knapy800/
Knepe800/
Knapheis7712/
Knappepp779/
Knappeis773/
Gknapper771/
Knapheid771/
Knapeová771/
Knaupp73754/
Knoppe73380/
Knaapi73300/
Knoper73196/
Künnap73192/
Knopes73143/
Kneppe73103/
Knoope7396/
Knaipp7381/
Kınnap7350/
Knöper7334/
Knopfe7327/
Knippe7320/
Kniepe7320/
Knappy7317/
Knopie7317/
Kneipe7315/
Knoupe7311/
Kynnap739/
Knapås738/
Knaapp734/
Knappa734/
Knapih732/
Knapiz732/
Knappf731/
Knapss731/
Knaubp731/
Knaupt731/
Kneaph731/
Cknapp731/
Knnapp731/
Knäppe731/
Knöpfe731/
Knapis731/
Knopet731/
Knappi731/
Kneepe730/
Knajpp730/
Knashp730/
Knappeová7128/
Knop6718,985/
Knab675,341/
Knapová671,401/
Knopper67843/
Knäpper67628/
Kneuper67549/
Knöpper67204/
Knapich6756/
Knapova6746/
Knopfer6744/
Kneiper6719/
Knueppe6711/
Knapysh6711/
Knáp6710/
Cnap678/
Knapajs673/
Knöpfer673/
Knappch671/
Knappii671/
Knoepfe671/
Knosper671/
Knoyper671/
Knapisz671/
Künnaps671/
Künnapä671/
D'Knapp671/
Qnap671/
Knopher670/
Kneippe670/
Knooper670/
Knippee670/
Kinnipe670/
Kneyper670/

Knape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knape in the Russian language
Кнапеknape-

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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 Knape
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