Knipfing Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knipfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knipfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Knipfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knipfing occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipfing? popularity and diffusion

Knipfing is the 1,649,806th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. Knipfing occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Knipfing reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Knipfing is most frequent in: New York, where 50 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and New Mexico, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Knipfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knipfing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knipfing surname rose 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knipfing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knipfing last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

Knipfing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,002 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knipping882,981/
Kniffing8816/
Knüpfing883/
Knupfing881/
Knitfing881/
Knifin861/
Kniffin801,226/
Knufing8046/
Knüfing8014/
Knippin800/
Kneufing751/
Knipienė751/
Knepping750/
Kniffien750/
Knifen712/
Kniffn711/
Kniffen671,576/
Knippen67510/
Kniepen6757/
Knifeen671/
Kneffin670/
Knniffim630/
Knieffen630/
Knieppen630/
Knefen572/
Kneppen5365/
Kneffen530/

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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 Knipfing
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