Knaup Surname

121,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knaup Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hill- Top or Knoll [Old English cnæpp = Old Norse knapp-r]

Knaup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9271:27,5043,632
United States6491:558,48846,038
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Knaup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hill- Top or Knoll [Old English cnæpp = Old Norse knapp-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knaup Last Name Facts

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

Knaup (Russian: Кнауп) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Knaup click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaup? popularity and diffusion

Knaup is the 121,304th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,929,964 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Knaup reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,927 people, or 1 in 27,504. In Germany Knaup is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Knaup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knaup has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knaup surname grew 424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knaup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knaup last name are 19.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Knaup earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $40,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaupp91754/
Knaupe91215/
Knaupt911/
Knaubp911/
Knap8910,045/
Knup89468/
Knapp8089,707/
Knaub805,746/
Knupp805,180/
Knape803,756/
Knaap801,322/
Knaip80107/
Knajp8086/
Kneup8064/
Knupe8048/
Knoup8047/
Knayp8019/
Knapf8017/
Knapt8013/
Knnup803/
Knupt802/
Knaep802/
Knatp802/
Knauv801/
Knuph801/
Knasp801/
Knusp801/
Knutp801/
Knnap801/
Knaph800/
Knupf800/
Knaupová772/
Knappe737,800/
Knuppe73371/
Künnap73192/
Knaipp7381/
Knaape7354/
Kınnap7350/
Knoups7332/
Knoupf7320/
Knnupp7312/
Knahpe7312/
Knoupe7311/
Kynnap739/
Knapås738/
Knupps735/
Knaapp734/
Kinnup732/
Knuepp732/
Knuspe731/
Knnapp731/
Cknapp731/
Knouph731/
Kneaph731/
Knatpe731/
Knapss731/
Knappf731/
Knashp730/
Knajpp730/
Knaepp730/
Knab675,341/
Knapová671,401/
Knapova6746/
Knub6731/
Knáp6710/
Knüp678/
Cnap678/
Knaippe672/
Cnup672/
Qnap671/
D'Knapp671/
Künnaps671/
Knappch671/

Knaup Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knaup in the Russian language
Кнаупknaup-

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