Knaps Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Knaps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Knaps Demographics
Average Knaps Salary in
United States
$45,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knaps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knaps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knaps is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knaps click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knaps? popularity and diffusion
The surname Knaps is the 953,750th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Knaps live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Germany Knaps is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.
Knaps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knaps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knaps surname rose 251 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knaps Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Knaps are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Knaps earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,350 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapps | 91 | 312 | / |
| Knaeps | 91 | 236 | / |
| Knapse | 91 | 12 | / |
| Knapås | 91 | 8 | / |
| Knapss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Künnaps | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knops | 80 | 4,198 | / |
| Knavs | 80 | 610 | / |
| Knöps | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kneps | 80 | 9 | / |
| Knoops | 73 | 1,545 | / |
| Knopps | 73 | 225 | / |
| Cnaeps | 73 | 59 | / |
| Knoups | 73 | 32 | / |
| Knopse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Knavss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knopss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knepps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knappch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khneipes | 62 | 4 | / |
| Knopsová | 62 | 4 | / |
| Cnops | 60 | 343 | / |
| Knobs | 60 | 14 | / |
| Knavz | 60 | 10 | / |
| Knebs | 60 | 5 | / |
| Knovs | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cnoops | 55 | 71 | / |
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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 Knaps
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