Knapitsch Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Knapitsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapitsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria811:105,12915,053
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Knapitsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knapitsch occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapitsch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Knapitsch reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 105,129. In Austria Knapitsch is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 47 percent are found, Styria, where 23 percent are found and Vienna, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Austria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Knapitsch Last Name Statistics demography

Knapitsch earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knappitsch95527/
Knapich8856/
Knappich82328/
Knopisch823/
Knapic80286/
Knapis801/
Knapets7527/
Cnapich7518/
Knapysh7511/
Knopich752/
Knappic751/
Knapisz751/
Knapheis7112/
Knaphais714/
Knappeis713/
Knapić67616/
Knapec67581/
Knapič67138/
Knopic67105/
Cnapic674/
Knopis673/
Knapiz672/
Knapix671/
Knopisz6360/
Knapecz638/
Knappes634/
Knapajs633/
Knopych633/
Knopysh631/
Knapecová5617/
Knopes53143/
Knapeš537/
Knopix531/
Cnopic531/
Knapex531/

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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 Knapitsch
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