Knape Surname
Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname
Knape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,880 | 1:42,822 | 5,624 |
| United States | 808 | 1:448,588 | 38,453 |
| Netherlands | 422 | 1:40,017 | 6,786 |
| Sweden | 173 | 1:56,918 | 4,403 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| Latvia | 54 | 1:37,964 | 5,774 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Knape Demographics
Average Knape Salary in
United States
$48,260 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Knape Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knape in the Russian language | ||
| Кнапе | knape | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knape
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