Knieps Surname
Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname
Knieps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,132 | 1:71,118 | 9,044 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Knieps Demographics
Average Knieps Salary in
United States
$48,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knieps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knieps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knieps is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knieps? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 301,673rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. The surname Knieps occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Knieps live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Knieps is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 71,118. In Germany Knieps is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 52 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany Knieps exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.
Knieps Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knieps surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Knieps earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kniep | 91 | 2,002 | / |
| Knips | 91 | 1,139 | / |
| Kneps | 91 | 9 | / |
| Knaeps | 83 | 236 | / |
| Knipps | 83 | 136 | / |
| Kniebs | 83 | 35 | / |
| Kniepe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kniepp | 83 | 8 | / |
| Knipst | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kniepf | 83 | 5 | / |
| Knipse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knepps | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knyps | 73 | 113 | / |
| Knieb | 73 | 34 | / |
| Knebs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kniev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knibs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khneipes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cnaeps | 67 | 59 | / |
| Knoups | 67 | 32 | / |
| Knupps | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kennieppe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kinniev | 62 | 50 | / |
| Kenniev | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kemnipz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knyev | 55 | 4 | / |
| Knibz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Knubs | 55 | 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 Knieps
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