Knipps Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knipps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knipps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Knipps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knipps is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knipps? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Knipps are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany Knipps is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Other than Germany Knipps is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Knipps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knipps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knipps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knipps are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Knipps earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.31% less than the national average, earning $28,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knipp916,755/
Knips911,139/
Kneipp831,870/
Knieps831,259/
Knaipp8381/
Knippe8320/
Kniepp838/
Knipst838/
Knupps835/
Knipse831/
Knepps831/
Knip80962/
Knaippe772/
Kneippe770/
Knipe735,213/
Kneip734,675/
Knepp734,556/
Kniep732,002/
Knyps73113/
Knaip73107/
Knipf7368/
Knijp7342/
Kneps739/
Knäpp736/
Knitp733/
Knypp731/
Knibs731/
Khneipes714/
Kneppe67103/
Kniebs6735/
Kneipe6715/
Kneippová6711/
Kniepf675/
Knäppe671/
Kneepp671/
Knajpp670/
Kneipf670/

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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 Knipps
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