Knapec Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Knapec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 540 | 1:9,882 | 1,136 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Knapec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knapec Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knapec occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knapec? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 549,848th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. Knapec is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knapec live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 9,882. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 99 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 1 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 0 percent reside. Barring Slovakia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 4 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapecz | 92 | 8 | / |
| Knappeck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knapek | 83 | 2,170 | / |
| Knapic | 83 | 286 | / |
| Knapeš | 83 | 7 | / |
| Knapex | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knapecová | 80 | 17 | / |
| Knapick | 77 | 283 | / |
| Knappek | 77 | 85 | / |
| Knapich | 77 | 56 | / |
| Knapets | 77 | 27 | / |
| Knopeck | 77 | 17 | / |
| Knappes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knappic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knapike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knappich | 71 | 328 | / |
| Knappick | 71 | 118 | / |
| Kneppeck | 71 | 36 | / |
| Knapheis | 71 | 12 | / |
| Knappeis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Knopieck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Knoppeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knapik | 67 | 11,719 | / |
| Knopek | 67 | 703 | / |
| Knapić | 67 | 616 | / |
| Knápek | 67 | 398 | / |
| Knapík | 67 | 380 | / |
| Knapyk | 67 | 152 | / |
| Knopes | 67 | 143 | / |
| Knapič | 67 | 138 | / |
| Knopic | 67 | 105 | / |
| Knapitsch | 67 | 88 | / |
| Knapeková | 67 | 47 | / |
| Knapig | 67 | 28 | / |
| Knapešová | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cnapic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knapekova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knapiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knapis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnapek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knapix | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Knapec
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