Knepley Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knepley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knepley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Knepley Last Name Facts

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

Knepley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knepley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knepley is the 1,001,271st most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Knepley reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Knepley is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 1,421,408. In The United States Knepley is most common in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found and Indiana, where 11 percent are found.

Knepley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knepley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knepley surname increased 481 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knepley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knepley surname are 39.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.96% registered with the party.

Knepley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,491 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneply921/
Knepple86216/
Knepfle8696/
Knaeple867/
Kneiple866/
Kneeple862/
Knoeple862/
Knapley860/
Knipley860/
Kneplay860/
Kneuple860/
Knoepfle80406/
Knepfler80139/
Knoepfly8059/
Knespler8044/
Kneppler8042/
Kneapler8031/
Knaepple8024/
Kneipple8013/
Knoepple806/
Kneepple806/
Knoephle802/
Knoephly801/
Kneepler801/
Knippley800/
Knipfley800/
Knäple7755/
Kniple7730/
Knople7730/
Knaple7729/
Knepla771/
Knaply770/
Kneppelly750/
Knöpfle712,468/
Knipple71676/
Knapple71103/
Knipler7186/
Knopfle7145/
Knäpple7131/
Knepflé7119/
Knöpler7116/
Knöpple7114/
Knopple7113/
Knaphle717/
Knapply713/
Knäpler712/
Knäpfle711/
Knopfly710/
Knephli710/
Knöpfler67441/
Knoepfli67268/
Knippler6787/
Knöppler6771/
Knipples671/
Knapplee671/
Kenniple670/

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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 Knepley
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