Knipp Surname

72,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Knipp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8891:93,20110,464
Germany2,6431:30,4604,015
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Austria281:304,12334,120
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Knipp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knipp (Russian: Книпп) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Knipp.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipp? popularity and diffusion

Knipp is the 72,950th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,078,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Knipp are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,889 people, or 1 in 93,201. In The United States Knipp is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Kentucky, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Knipp is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Knipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knipp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knipp surname rose 1,379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knipp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knipp surname are 15.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Knipp earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning R 168,636 per year and in United States they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $40,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneipp911,870/
Knipps91136/
Knaipp9181/
Knippe9120/
Kniepp918/
Knip89962/
Knaippe832/
Kneippe830/
Knipe805,213/
Kneip804,675/
Knepp804,556/
Kniep802,002/
Knips801,139/
Knaip80107/
Knipf8068/
Knijp8042/
Knäpp806/
Knitp803/
Knypp801/
Kneppe73103/
Kneipe7315/
Kniepf735/
Knepps731/
Knäppe731/
Kneepp731/
Kneipf730/
Knajpp730/
Kneippová7111/
Knep67151/
Kennepp679/
Knib676/
Knyp673/
Knhp671/
Knjp671/
Kemnipz671/
Kinnipe670/

Knipp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knipp in the Russian language
Книппknipp-

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Knipp Reference & Research

Nipp/Knipp-KIN FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Nipp/Knipp-KIN FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Knipp
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