Knapstad Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Knapstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3751:13,7131,570
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Knapstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knapstad (Russian: Кнапстад) is found most frequently in Norway. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 649,026th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Knapstad are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 13,713. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 56 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Northern Norway, where 9 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Knapstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knapstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knapstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knapstad surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knapstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning 327,948 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapstead944/
Napstad9372/
Napstead887/
Knapsted886/
Knappsteadt840/
Knapstedt823/
Nepstad80495/
Nipstad8064/
Nepstead7513/
Nopstadt750/
Nibstad6720/
Nabstedt6346/
Napstyawati634/
Nybostad633/
Nopsatid631/
Nabbsadat591/
Nopsatit501/

Knapstad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knapstad in the Russian language
Кнапстадknapstad-

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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 Knapstad
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