Knepper Surname

68,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Knepper Surname User-submission:

The most common form means 'button maker'. It is a German surname.

Knepper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6501:77,9488,902
Germany1,8661:43,1435,663
France3671:180,98828,195
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Luxembourg801:7,2571,108
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Austria151:567,69652,281
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6571:76,4368,135

Knepper (12) may also be a first name.

Knepper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The most common form means 'button maker'. It is a German surname.

- kekly

Knepper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knepper (Russian: Кнеппер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knepper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knepper is the 68,608th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,006,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Knepper live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Knepper is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,650 people, or 1 in 77,948. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Knepper occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Knepper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knepper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knepper surname increased 708 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knepper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knepper surname are 17.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.84% registered with the party.

The amount Knepper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneupper93360/
Kneppert93328/
Kneipper9361/
Kniepper9320/
Knaepper9319/
Knoepper936/
Kneepper932/
Kneypper931/
Kneppier931/
Kneppfer931/
Kneper929/
Knapper862,802/
Knipper862,559/
Knieper861,498/
Knopper86843/
Knäpper86628/
Kneuper86549/
Knöpper86204/
Kneaper8631/
Kneiper8619/
Knepher8616/
Knepfer8613/
Knesper867/
Kneeper863/
Knoeper861/
Knetper861/
Cnepper861/
Knepert860/
Knaeper860/
Kneyper860/
Knippert80116/
Knappier8022/
Kneipher8020/
Kneipfer807/
Kneupfer801/
Gknapper801/
Kniepfer801/
Knespert800/
Knoper77196/
Knaper7759/
Knöper7734/
Knyper7728/
Kniper778/
Knipfer711,143/
Knopfer7144/
Knipher7123/
Knöpfer713/
Knoyper711/
Knippre711/
Knaaper711/
Knapier710/
Knisper710/
Knopher710/

Knepper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knepper in the Russian language
Кнепперknepper-

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