Knoop Surname

45,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knoop Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnúp-r]

Knoop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0391:13,3311,726
United States1,9971:181,50218,131
Netherlands1,9941:8,4691,056
South Africa4271:126,88014,917
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Brazil1451:1,476,37549,524
Australia951:284,16525,304
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Norway351:146,92218,432
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Austria161:532,21549,801
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
France161:4,151,420237,746
Greece161:692,48777,522
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:124,30412,048

Knoop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnúp-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knoop Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoop is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoop? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,988th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 646,518 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Knoop are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Knoop is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 6,039 people, or 1 in 13,331. In Germany Knoop is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found.

Knoop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knoop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knoop surname rose 494 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knoop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knoop last name are 25.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knoop earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning 443,745 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.28% more than the national average, earning R 304,836 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoops911,545/
Knoope9196/
Knop8918,985/
Knopp8016,819/
Knopf8014,272/
Knoph80681/
Knope80624/
Knoob80120/
Knoup8047/
Knopt8022/
Cnoop801/
Knoppe73380/
Knopps73225/
Knoepp73109/
Cnoops7371/
Knoups7332/
Knopfe7327/
Knoupf7320/
Knoupe7311/
Knoppf733/
Kinnop731/
Knnopp731/
Knouph731/
Knopss731/
Knap6710,045/
Knob672,142/
Knup67468/
Knopová67435/
Cnop67258/
Knobová67150/
Knopova6772/
Knáp6710/
Knüp678/
Knobova672/

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