Knapek Surname
Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname
Knapek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 901 | 1:42,185 | 6,607 |
| United States | 495 | 1:732,240 | 57,446 |
| Czechia | 412 | 1:25,809 | 4,066 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Slovakia | 52 | 1:102,624 | 19,507 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Knápek (398) are calculated separately.
Knapek Demographics
Average Knapek Salary in
United States
$44,368 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knapek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knapek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knapek (Russian: Кнапек) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Knápek. For other potential spellings of Knapek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knapek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 193,751st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,358,316 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Knapek reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 42,185. Aside from Poland it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 19 percent reside.
Knapek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Knapek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knapek last name grew 7,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knapek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knapek last name are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.49% being registered with the political party.
The amount Knapek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $44,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,613 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knápek | 94 | 398 | / |
| Knappek | 92 | 85 | / |
| Knappeck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knapik | 83 | 11,719 | / |
| Knopek | 83 | 703 | / |
| Knapec | 83 | 581 | / |
| Knapík | 83 | 380 | / |
| Knapyk | 83 | 152 | / |
| Cnapek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knapex | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knapeková | 80 | 47 | / |
| Knapekova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knappik | 77 | 567 | / |
| Knapick | 77 | 283 | / |
| Knoppek | 77 | 104 | / |
| Knopeck | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kneppek | 77 | 11 | / |
| Knopiek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knoepek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Knapike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knaipik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knaupik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knappeková | 75 | 5 | / |
| Knappick | 71 | 118 | / |
| Kneppeck | 71 | 36 | / |
| Knapkova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Knopieck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Knoeppek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knoppeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knopik | 67 | 3,254 | / |
| Knapíková | 67 | 383 | / |
| Knapic | 67 | 286 | / |
| Knapiková | 67 | 127 | / |
| Knapig | 67 | 28 | / |
| Knapikova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Knopyk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Knapecová | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knápeková | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knappkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knápik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knapix | 67 | 1 | / |
Knapek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knapek in the Russian language | ||
| Кнапек | knapek | - |
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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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- 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 Knapek
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