Knappstein Surname
Approximately 616 people bear this surname
Knappstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 474 | 1:169,843 | 20,011 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Knappstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knappstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knappstein is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knappstein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knappstein? popularity and diffusion
Knappstein is the 526,285th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Knappstein are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 169,843. In Germany Knappstein is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.
Knappstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Knappstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapstein | 95 | 333 | / |
| Knatpstein | 90 | 1 | / |
| Knipstein | 84 | 251 | / |
| Knapsteim | 84 | 1 | / |
| Knepstein | 84 | 0 | / |
| Napastin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Napastina | 74 | 8 | / |
| Knipstine | 74 | 7 | / |
| Nepostin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nebastin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Napisatun | 63 | 7 | / |
| Nopsatien | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nopsatean | 63 | 2 | / |
| Neposedin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nnabustina | 60 | 3 | / |
| Nabston | 59 | 0 | / |
| Kniupštienė | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nopistan | 56 | 4 | / |
| Nabistan | 56 | 2 | / |
| Niepostyn | 53 | 32 | / |
| Nabstawny | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nipsdn | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nabisuddin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nabesudeen | 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 Knappstein
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