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 last name Knappy is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knappy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Knappy are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Knappy is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 79 percent reside, Cheshire, where 7 percent reside and Lancashire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Romania, where 6 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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