Knapf Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knapf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Knapf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knapf (Russian: Кнапф) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Knapf live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Knapf is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,751,094. Other than Poland Knapf is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 18 percent are found.

Knapf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knapf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knapf last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knappf911/
Knap8910,045/
Knaf89779/
Knapp8089,707/
Knopf8014,272/
Knauf808,483/
Knaup803,776/
Knape803,756/
Knaap801,322/
Knaff80783/
Knaip80107/
Knajp8086/
Knayp8019/
Knapt8013/
Knepf805/
Knaif802/
Knatp802/
Knnap801/
Knabf801/
Khnaf801/
Knasp801/
Knawp800/
Knaph800/
Knaft800/
Knawf800/
Kna75236/
Knappe737,800/
Knauff732,798/
Knaupp73754/
Kennaf73389/
Knaupe73215/
Künnap73192/
Knopff7390/
Knaipp7381/
Knaape7354/
Kınnap7350/
Knopfe7327/
Knoupf7320/
Knahpe7312/
Kynnap739/
Knapås738/
Knaapp734/
Knoppf733/
Knaufs732/
Knausf732/
Knöpfe731/
Knnapp731/
Cknapp731/
Kneaph731/
Knaupt731/
Knaubp731/
Knatpe731/
Knapss731/
Kneipf730/
Knajpp730/
Knashp730/
Knop6718,985/
Knab675,341/
Kına674,921/
Khna671,933/
Knapová671,401/
Knof67838/
Knaś67596/
Knau67284/
Knai67167/
Knea6766/
Knaß6761/
Knaź6755/
Knapova6746/
Knha6721/
Knafová6714/
Knay6713/
Knáp6710/
Knaa6710/
Knauffs679/
Cnap678/
Knna676/
Knah675/
Knoa673/
Knga673/
Qnaf672/
Ckna672/
Knaj672/
Knaippe672/
Qnap671/
Knav671/
Kcna671/
Künnaps671/
D'Knapp671/
Knappch671/
Knaw671/
Knaufft670/

Knapf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knapf in the Russian language
Кнапфknapf-

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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 Knapf
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