Knepshield Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

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

Knepshield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knepshield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Knepshield Last Name Facts

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

Knepshield occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knepshield? popularity and diffusion

Knepshield is the 755,622nd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. Knepshield is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Knepshield are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Knepshield is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live.

Knepshield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knepshield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knepshield surname expanded 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knepshield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knepshield last name are 8.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.93% registered to vote for the party.

Knepshield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $39,237 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knepsheld952/
Knepshiel950/
Knepscheld90181/
Knipshield906/
Knepsheild903/
Knepshielp901/
Knipschield8642/
Knehpscheld861/
Knipshild8428/
Knipschild80554/
Knippshild8030/
Knippschild76861/
Knipschildt7636/
Knipschald700/

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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
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  • 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 Knepshield
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