Knapček Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Knapček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knapček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Knapcek (7) & Knapćek (1) are calculated separately.

Knapček Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knapček occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Knapcek or Knapćek. Click here for further potential spellings of Knapček.

How Common Is The Last Name Knapček? popularity and diffusion

Knapček is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Knapček occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knapček are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Knapček is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 281,907. In Croatia Knapček is most numerous in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 67 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 33 percent reside. Beside Croatia Knapček occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 6 percent reside and Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knapcek957/
Knapćek951/
Knapčík8631/
Knapčik861/
Knapcsek8050/
Knapcheck751/
Knapcik7153/
Knapčíková7135/
Knapcyk716/
Knapčiková712/
Knapczyk672,352/
Knapchyk6714/
Knapcsik6711/
Knapczik676/
Knapchik671/
Knappczyk638/
Knapczayk631/
Knopčíková596/
Knapcikova591/
Knopcyk571/
Knopczyk53202/
Knopchik531/

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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 Knapček
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