Knappers Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knappers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knappers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Knappers Last Name Facts

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

Knappers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knappers? popularity and diffusion

Knappers is the 1,263,456th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Knappers reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 120,623. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 69 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 6 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Knappers Last Name Statistics demography

Knappers earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $58,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nappers9343/
Knippers88823/
Kneppers88574/
Knoppers88423/
Napers8620/
Noppers80414/
Nippers80183/
Knopers8070/
Knipers8047/
Naperas804/
Naperos801/
Napiers800/
Knypers800/
Nipperus7582/
Nepperus7526/
Naiperas751/
Nipperes751/
Nabers71817/
Nipperess71530/
Nipers7158/
Napres7118/
Naprys718/
Napris716/
Naebers67132/
Neperus6758/
Naberos6739/
Naberes6738/
Naparus6736/
Naparas6714/
Naprous6711/
Nopersa677/
Niperos674/
Knupp Rosa673/
Nabersa671/
Napprez671/
Noppe-Raes671/
Naparis671/
Napores671/
Napures671/
Niepers671/
Naprisa671/
Knay Pires671/
Nopeers671/
Neabers670/
Neepers670/

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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 Knappers
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