Where Does The Last Name Knappstein Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Knappstein is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knappstein? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 526,285^th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,830,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Knappstein are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knappstein is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 169,843. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Knappstein Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Knappstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knappstein surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.