Knapov Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Czechia

Knapov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

Knapov Last Name Facts

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

Knapov (Russian: Кнапов) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knapov is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Knapov occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Knapov reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine Knapov is most prevalent in: Luhansk Oblast, where 80 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Czechia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapova9246/
Knappova8610/
Knopov83193/
Knopova7772/
Knoppova714/
Knopfova712/
Knopow679/
Knopoff62126/
Knoppow6220/
Knoppop621/
Kneiphof57105/
Knephoff5711/
Knophoff570/
Kneiphoff5336/
Chinnaphop504/

Knapov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knapov in the Russian language
Кнаповknapov-

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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 Knapov
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