Knapps Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Knapps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Paraguay551:131,5772,835
France251:2,656,909193,074
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Knapps Last Name Facts

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

Knapps is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knapps click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapps? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Knapps live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Knapps is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 40 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Knapps is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Paraguay, where 18 percent reside.

Knapps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knapps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knapps last name expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knapps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knapps surname are 37.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.38% registered with the political party.

Knapps earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $42,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaps91274/
Knaeps83236/
Knopps83225/
Knapse8312/
Knapås838/
Knepps831/
Knapss831/
Künnaps771/
Knappch771/
Knops734,198/
Knavs73610/
Knöps7321/
Kneps739/
Knoops671,545/
Cnaeps6759/
Knoups6732/
Knopse676/
Knopss671/
Knavss671/
Khneipes574/
Knopsová574/
Cnops55343/
Knobs5514/
Knavz5510/
Knebs555/
Knovs551/
Cnoops5071/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knapps
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