Kniep Surname
Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname
Kniep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,226 | 1:65,665 | 8,400 |
| United States | 567 | 1:639,257 | 51,420 |
| Netherlands | 111 | 1:152,137 | 22,745 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Kniep Demographics
Average Kniep Salary in
United States
$47,092 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kniep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kniep Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kniep occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kniep? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 206,890th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,640,133 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kniep live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Kniep is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,226 people, or 1 in 65,665. In Germany Kniep is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.
Kniep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kniep has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kniep Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kniep surname are 24.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.03% registered with the party.
The amount Kniep earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 171.59% more than the national average, earning R 645,396 per year and in United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,092 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knieps | 91 | 1,259 | / |
| Kniepe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kniepp | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kniepf | 91 | 5 | / |
| Knip | 89 | 962 | / |
| Knep | 89 | 151 | / |
| Knipp | 80 | 6,755 | / |
| Knipe | 80 | 5,213 | / |
| Kneip | 80 | 4,675 | / |
| Knepp | 80 | 4,556 | / |
| Knips | 80 | 1,139 | / |
| Knaip | 80 | 107 | / |
| Knejp | 80 | 77 | / |
| Knipf | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kneup | 80 | 64 | / |
| Knijp | 80 | 42 | / |
| Knieb | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kneps | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kneep | 80 | 8 | / |
| Knepf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Knitp | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knaep | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knept | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kniev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knepe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kneipp | 73 | 1,870 | / |
| Knipps | 73 | 136 | / |
| Knoepp | 73 | 109 | / |
| Kneppe | 73 | 103 | / |
| Knaipp | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kniebs | 73 | 35 | / |
| Knippe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kneipe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Knuepp | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kinnep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knepps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneepp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kneipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneeph | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knespe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knaepp | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneepe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kennieppe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinniev | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kneb | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kennepp | 67 | 9 | / |
| Knüp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Knyp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knaippe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knepova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennept | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenniev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnipz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnipe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneippe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kniep
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