Knip Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6931:24,3683,969
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Finland411:134,06612,676
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Knip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knip (Russian: Книп) is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knip? popularity and diffusion

It is the 372,836th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Knip live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 24,368. In The Netherlands Knip is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and Groningen, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Knip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knip has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knip last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knip surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Knip earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning 373,516 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.64% more than the national average, earning $57,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $48,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knipp896,755/
Knipe895,213/
Kneip894,675/
Kniep892,002/
Knips891,139/
Knaip89107/
Knipf8968/
Knijp8942/
Knitp893/
Kneipp801,870/
Knipps80136/
Knaipp8081/
Knippe8020/
Kneipe8015/
Kniepp808/
Kniepf805/
Kneipf800/
Knep75151/
Knib756/
Knyp753/
Knhp751/
Knjp751/
Knaippe732/
Kemnipz731/
Kinnipe730/
Kneippe730/
Knepp674,556/
Kneib671,269/
Knyps67113/
Knajp6786/
Knejp6777/
Kneup6764/
Knieb6734/
Knayp6719/
Kneps679/
Kneep678/
Kneipová677/
Knäpp676/
Knepf675/
Knept672/
Knibz671/
Knibs671/
Knaib671/
Knypp671/
Cnipe671/
Khnib671/
Knepe670/

Knip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knip in the Russian language
Книпknip-

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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
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  • 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 Knip
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