Knapse Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Knapse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 11 | 1:186,368 | 21,302 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Knapse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knapse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knapse has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knapse? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knapse reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 186,368. In Latvia Knapse is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Latvia it exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapsey | 92 | 2 | / |
| Knaps | 91 | 274 | / |
| Knapps | 83 | 312 | / |
| Knapås | 83 | 8 | / |
| Knopse | 83 | 6 | / |
| Knapsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knapss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knapsis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Künnaps | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knapšis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kneapsy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knops | 73 | 4,198 | / |
| Knavs | 73 | 610 | / |
| Kneavsey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knoops | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Knopps | 67 | 225 | / |
| Knoups | 67 | 32 | / |
| Knopss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knavss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneaphesy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knopjes | 62 | 72 | / |
| Knöpges | 62 | 8 | / |
| Knappch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khneipes | 57 | 4 | / |
| Knopsová | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cnops | 55 | 343 | / |
| Knobs | 55 | 14 | / |
| Knavz | 55 | 10 | / |
| Knovs | 55 | 1 | / |
| Cnoops | 50 | 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 Knapse
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