Knaper Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knaper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Knaper Last Name Facts

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

Knaper is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knaper is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Knaper live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Nevada, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Knaper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knaper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knaper surname expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knaper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knaper surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Knaper earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning $32,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapper922,802/
Kneaper9231/
Knauper9213/
Knasper922/
Knaaper921/
Knapier920/
Knaeper920/
Knape913,756/
Knappert86354/
Knappier8622/
Knaepper8619/
Gknapper861/
Knappe837,800/
Knaupe83215/
Knoper83196/
Knaape8354/
Knöper8334/
Knahpe8312/
Kneper839/
Knapeš837/
Knapre831/
Knapie831/
Knatpe831/
Knepper777,240/
Knopper77843/
Knäpper77628/
Kneuper77549/
Knöpper77204/
Knopert7748/
Knopfer7744/
Knapets7727/
Kneiper7719/
Knepher7716/
Knepfer7713/
Knapecz778/
Knappet775/
Knappes774/
Knöpfer773/
Kneeper773/
Knaippe772/
Knosper771/
Knoyper771/
Knoeper771/
Knopher770/
Knapett770/
Kneapey770/
Knapfee770/
Kneyper770/
Knooper770/
Knope73624/
Knapa7359/
Knapi737/
Cnape732/
Knapy730/
Knoppert71418/
Kneupper71360/
Kneipper7161/
Kneipher7120/
Knapheis7112/
Knappepp719/
Kneipfer717/
Knoepper716/
Knappeis713/
Cinnaper713/
Kneepper712/
Kneypper711/
Knapeová711/
Kneupfer711/
Kneppfer711/
Kneppier711/
Knapheid711/
Knoppe67380/
Knaapi67300/
Knopes67143/
Knoope6796/
Knappeová6728/
Knopfe6727/
Knappy6717/
Knopie6717/
Kneipe6715/
Knoupe6711/
Knappa674/
Knapih672/
Knapiz672/
Knapis671/
Knopet671/
Knappi671/

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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 Knaper
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