Knieper Surname
Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname
Knieper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,069 | 1:75,309 | 9,533 |
| United States | 335 | 1:1,081,967 | 78,689 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Knieper Demographics
Average Knieper Salary in
United States
$50,643 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knieper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knieper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knieper occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knieper? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 261,888th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,864,850 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Knieper reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Knieper is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,069 people, or 1 in 75,309. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Knieper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knieper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,861 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Knieper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Knieper are 26.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.75% registered to vote for the party.
Knieper earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,643 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniepert | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kniepper | 93 | 20 | / |
| Kniepfer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kneper | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kniper | 92 | 8 | / |
| Knepper | 86 | 7,240 | / |
| Knipper | 86 | 2,559 | / |
| Knipfer | 86 | 1,143 | / |
| Kneuper | 86 | 549 | / |
| Kneaper | 86 | 31 | / |
| Knipher | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kneiper | 86 | 19 | / |
| Knepher | 86 | 16 | / |
| Knepfer | 86 | 13 | / |
| Knesper | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kneeper | 86 | 3 | / |
| Knetper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knoeper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knisper | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knepert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knaeper | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kneyper | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kneupper | 80 | 360 | / |
| Kneppert | 80 | 328 | / |
| Knuepfer | 80 | 145 | / |
| Knippert | 80 | 116 | / |
| Kneipper | 80 | 61 | / |
| Kneipher | 80 | 20 | / |
| Knaepper | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kneipfer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Knuepper | 80 | 6 | / |
| Knoepper | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kneepper | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knuepher | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kneupfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneypper | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneppfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kniipfer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knespert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kneupert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Knyper | 77 | 28 | / |
| Knuper | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knüpfer | 71 | 1,564 | / |
| Knupfer | 71 | 1,523 | / |
| Knäpper | 71 | 628 | / |
| Knupper | 71 | 241 | / |
| Knüpper | 71 | 49 | / |
| Knauper | 71 | 13 | / |
| Knoyper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knupeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cnepper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knupher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kneppier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuppfer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Knieper
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