Knoop Surname
Approximately 11,272 people bear this surname
Knoop Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnúp-r]
Knoop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,039 | 1:13,331 | 1,726 |
| United States | 1,997 | 1:181,502 | 18,131 |
| Netherlands | 1,994 | 1:8,469 | 1,056 |
| South Africa | 427 | 1:126,880 | 14,917 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| Brazil | 145 | 1:1,476,375 | 49,524 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 404 | 1:124,304 | 12,048 |
Knoop Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Peak [Old Norse gnúp-r]
Knoop Demographics
Average Knoop Salary in
United States
$46,765 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoops | 91 | 1,545 | / |
| Knoope | 91 | 96 | / |
| Knop | 89 | 18,985 | / |
| Knopp | 80 | 16,819 | / |
| Knopf | 80 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoph | 80 | 681 | / |
| Knope | 80 | 624 | / |
| Knoob | 80 | 120 | / |
| Knoup | 80 | 47 | / |
| Knopt | 80 | 22 | / |
| Cnoop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoppe | 73 | 380 | / |
| Knopps | 73 | 225 | / |
| Knoepp | 73 | 109 | / |
| Cnoops | 73 | 71 | / |
| Knoups | 73 | 32 | / |
| Knopfe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Knoupf | 73 | 20 | / |
| Knoupe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Knoppf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kinnop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knnopp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knouph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knopss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knap | 67 | 10,045 | / |
| Knob | 67 | 2,142 | / |
| Knup | 67 | 468 | / |
| Knopová | 67 | 435 | / |
| Cnop | 67 | 258 | / |
| Knobová | 67 | 150 | / |
| Knopova | 67 | 72 | / |
| Knáp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Knüp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knobova | 67 | 2 | / |
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