Knips Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knips Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knips Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8441:95,38611,888
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Knips Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knips (Russian: Книпс) is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knips? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,350th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Knips reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Knips is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 95,386. In Germany Knips is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Hesse, where 6 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Knips Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knips has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Knips surname rose 1,074 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knips Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knips last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the party.

Knips earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,492 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knieps911,259/
Knipps91136/
Knipst918/
Knipse911/
Knip89962/
Knipp806,755/
Knipe805,213/
Kneip804,675/
Kniep802,002/
Knyps80113/
Knaip80107/
Knipf8068/
Knijp8042/
Kneps809/
Knitp803/
Knibs801/
Khneipes774/
Kneipp731,870/
Knaipp7381/
Kniebs7335/
Knippe7320/
Kneipe7315/
Kniepp738/
Kniepf735/
Knupps735/
Knepps731/
Kneipf730/
Knep67151/
Knib676/
Knyp673/
Knaippe672/
Knhp671/
Knjp671/
Kemnipz671/
Kinnipe670/
Kneippe670/

Knips Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knips in the Russian language
Книпсknips-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knips
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