Knapping Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Knapping Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapping Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Knapping Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knapping is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapping? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Knapping are found; 70 percent are found in Australasia and 70 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Knapping is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 226,416. In New Zealand it is most common in: Northland Region, where 60 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 40 percent are found. Outside of New Zealand Knapping exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Knapping Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knapping has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knappin931/
Knopping8865/
Knepping880/
Knapin861/
Knappen80320/
Knoppin801/
Knapink801/
Knoppien7535/
Knapen712,821/
Knopin7113/
Knaapen67707/
Knopina6730/
Knoppen6726/
Knospin6712/
Knapień671/
Kennapen631/
Knopn621/
Chinnapin591/
Cnapen578/
Chinnappen56213/
Chennappen566/
Chinnapeng561/
Knoopen539/

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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 Knapping
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