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 Male Knoop Height
178.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Knoop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knoop Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knoop is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knoop? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 45,988th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 646,518 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Knoop reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Knoop is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 6,039 people, or 1 in 13,331. In Germany Knoop is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany Knoop is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside.
Knoop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Knoop has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 Knoop are 25.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.4% being registered to vote for the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knoop
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