Knapova Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Knapova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Knapová (1,401) & Knápová (3) are calculated separately.

Knapova Last Name Facts

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

Knapova (Russian: Кнапова) is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Knapová or Knápová. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Knapova live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Knapova is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 333,528. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Prešov Region, where 38 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 25 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapová951,401/
Knappova9310/
Knapov9210/
Knápová903/
Knopova8672/
Knepova861/
Knappová80348/
Knoppova804/
Knopfova802/
Knaupová802/
Kneppova801/
Knopov77193/
Knap7310,045/
Knopová71435/
Knabová713/
Knobova712/
Knapp6789,707/
Knaup673,776/
Knape673,756/
Knaap671,322/
Knoppová67523/
Knaip67107/
Knajp6786/
Knopfová6782/
Knaab6744/
Knayp6719/
Knapf6717/
Knapt6713/
Kneipová677/
Kneppová674/
Kneav672/
Khnov672/
Knatp672/
Knospová672/
Knnap671/
Knasp671/
Knauv671/
Knaph670/
Knavh670/

Knapova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knapova in the Russian language
Кнаповаknapova-

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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 Knapova
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