Knappen Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Knappen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 213 | 1:1,701,685 | 112,840 |
| Norway | 63 | 1:81,624 | 11,355 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Knappen Demographics
Average Knappen Salary in
United States
$53,991 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knappen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knappen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knappen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Knappen.
How Common Is The Last Name Knappen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knappen is the 853,416th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Knappen live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Knappen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.
Knappen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knappen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knappen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knappen last name are 30.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Knappen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.29% less than the national average, earning 262,034 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.13% more than the national average, earning $53,991 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knaeppen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Knapen | 92 | 2,821 | / |
| Knaepen | 86 | 1,692 | / |
| Knaapen | 86 | 707 | / |
| Kneppen | 86 | 65 | / |
| Knoppen | 86 | 26 | / |
| Knappin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knapping | 80 | 40 | / |
| Knoppien | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kennapen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoeppen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cnapen | 77 | 8 | / |
| Knapin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chinnappen | 71 | 213 | / |
| Knoopen | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chennappen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Knapień | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knoppin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knapink | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knopping | 67 | 65 | / |
| Knopn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinnapen | 63 | 133 | / |
| Chennapen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Knopin | 62 | 13 | / |
| Knospin | 57 | 12 | / |
| Chinnapin | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Knappen
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