Knapgate Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Knapgate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales151:206,30213,003
England111:5,065,278148,650
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Knapgate Last Name Facts

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

Knapgate is found most frequently in Wales. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapgate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knapgate is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Knapgate occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knapgate reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Knapgate is most frequent in Wales, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 206,302. In Wales Knapgate is most common in: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 73 percent are found and Cardiganshire, where 27 percent are found. Other than Wales it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent are found.

Knapgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knapgate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Knapgate
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