Knappy Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Knappy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knappy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Knappy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knappy is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knappy.

How Common Is The Last Name Knappy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knappy is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Knappy live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 79 percent are found, Cheshire, where 7 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Knappy occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Romania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapy910/
Knappe837,800/
Knappa834/
Knappi831/
Knapysh7711/
Knappet775/
Knappes774/
Knaippe772/
Knappii771/
Kneapey770/
Knape733,756/
Knapa7359/
Knapi737/
Knappich71328/
Knappepp719/
Knappitt718/
Knappeis713/
Gknapper711/
Knoppe67380/
Knaapi67300/
Knaupe67215/
Kneppe67103/
Knaper6759/
Knaape6754/
Cnappi6729/
Knappeová6728/
Knoppi6723/
Knoppa6715/
Knahpe6712/
Knapeš677/
Knapih672/
Knapiz672/
Knapie671/
Knatpe671/
Cneppy671/
Knäppe671/
Knapis671/

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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 Knappy
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