Knepke Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Knepke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knepke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Knepke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knepke is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knepke? popularity and diffusion

Knepke is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Knepke reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Knepke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knepke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knepke Last Name Statistics demography

Knepke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoepke92306/
Kniepke923/
Knepker921/
Kneppkes8617/
Knoepcke862/
Kneepkes861/
Knapke831,128/
Knopke83853/
Knöpke83428/
Knepka8363/
Knöpker77112/
Knappke7778/
Knoppke7764/
Knipker7734/
Knöppke7734/
Knopfke7714/
Knopcke777/
Knöpfke771/
Knapkie770/
Knopkee770/
Knoppkie7110/
Knabke6780/
Knypek6743/
Knopki6729/
Knäbke6720/
Knapki6713/
Knopky672/
Knypka671/
Kennebck571/
Cnipka501/

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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 Knepke
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