Knaphus Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Knaphus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaphus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202

Knaphus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knaphus occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaphus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Knaphus is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knaphus are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 69 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside.

Knaphus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knaphus last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the political party.

Knaphus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaphaus931/
Knapus921/
Knapu834/
Knopus775/
Künnapu7154/
Knappau715/
Knapaux711/
Künnapuu67253/
Kynnapuu673/
Knafu671/
Knafou62112/
Knopou624/
Khnafou57137/
Knhafou571/
Chinnapu53171/
Chennapu5326/
Chinnapuu504/
Chinnappu502/

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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 Knaphus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis