Knapheis Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Israel

Knapheis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapheis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Knapheis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knapheis is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Knapheis.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapheis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Knapheis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Knapheis live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,342,927. In Argentina it is most common in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 88 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaphais884/
Knappeis883/
Knapheid881/
Knapis861/
Knapets8027/
Knappes804/
Knapisz801/
Knape773,756/
Knapi777/
Kniepeis751/
Knaphfer751/
Knaphaus751/
Knappe717,800/
Knapec71581/
Knaapi71300/
Knapic71286/
Knaupe71215/
Knopes71143/
Knapič71138/
Kniepeiss7164/
Knaper7159/
Knaape7154/
Knapas7127/
Knahpe7112/
Knapeš717/
Knopis713/
Knapiz712/
Knapih712/
Knatpe711/
Knapie711/
Knapesova711/
Kniepeihs711/
Kniepeisz711/
Knapex711/
Knapix711/
Knappi711/
Knopisz6760/
Knapich6756/
Kneaper6731/
Knauper6713/
Knapysh6711/
Knöpges678/
Knapecz678/
Knappet675/
Knapaas675/
Knapajs673/
Knopies672/
Knasper672/
Knafeic672/
Knaffes672/
Knaippe672/
Kniepes671/
Knappii671/
Knappic671/
Knaaper671/
Knapett670/
Kneppis670/
Knopher670/
Knapfee670/
Kneapey670/

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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 Knapheis
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