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 is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Knapec click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knapec? popularity and diffusion
It is the 549,848th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The last name Knapec is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knapec reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 9,882. In Slovakia Knapec is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 99 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 1 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 4 percent are found and Serbia, where 2 percent are found.
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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