Knipa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Knipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Knipa Last Name Facts

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

Knipa (Russian: Книпа) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knipa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knipa is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Knipa are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Knipa is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 92 percent live and North Brabant, where 8 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent live and Belarus, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knippa91577/
Knipas912/
Khnipah8322/
Kneippa830/
Knipe805,213/
Knypa8094/
Knepa808/
Knupa801/
Kniphath770/
Knippe7320/
Kniepe7320/
Kneipe7315/
Kneppa731/
Qunipa731/
Knippi730/
Kemniphat711/
Kenniphaas6739/
Knipher6723/
Kneiper6719/
Knaippe672/
Knipfez671/
Kneippo671/
Kneeppa671/
Kinnipe670/
Knippee670/
Kneippe670/
Knisper670/

Knipa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knipa in the Russian language
Книпаknipa-

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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 Knipa
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