Knobbe Surname

166,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knobbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knobbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1791:307,42928,245
Germany8611:93,50211,698
Netherlands4821:35,0365,886
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Knobbe Last Name Facts

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

Knobbe occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knobbe? popularity and diffusion

Knobbe is the 166,176th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,797,522 people. Knobbe occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Knobbe reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,179 people, or 1 in 307,429. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 19 percent are found, Nebraska, where 17 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found.

Knobbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knobbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Knobbe surname expanded 2,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knobbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knobbe surname are 35.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knobbe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knobbie922/
Knobber922/
Knabbe83190/
Knubbe8393/
Knobba8331/
Knobby834/
Cnobbe831/
Knebbe830/
Kennobbie801/
Knöbber7713/
Knabby670/

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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 Knobbe
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