Knop Surname

28,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Knop Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knop,' from residence thereon; v. Knapp and Knipe.

1771. Married — John Greenfield and Betty Knopp: St. George, Hanover Square.

Knop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,7611:9,1891,151
Poland4,2581:8,9261,213
United States2,5351:142,98214,820
Brazil1,3991:153,0205,861
Czechia3571:29,7864,806
Netherlands3161:53,4409,173
Denmark2181:25,8932,643
Belgium2171:52,9808,637
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Russia1041:1,385,79997,149
France941:706,62589,060
Canada621:594,28449,093
England551:1,013,05650,089
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Chile211:838,88017,964
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway71:734,61250,907
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:167,39615,152

Knop (31) may also be a first name.

Knop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the knop,' from residence thereon; v. Knapp and Knipe.

1771. Married — John Greenfield and Betty Knopp: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Vars. of Knap(p, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Knop Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knop (Georgian: კნოპ, Russian: Кноп) is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knop? popularity and diffusion

Knop is the 28,308th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,858 people. The last name Knop is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Knop reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Knop is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Knop is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 8,761 people, or 1 in 9,189. In Germany Knop is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany Knop is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Knop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Knop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knop surname grew 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knop last name are 16.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Knop earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning 203,439 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 186.85% more than the national average, earning R 681,660 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $59,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knopp8916,819/
Knopf8914,272/
Knoop8911,272/
Knoph89681/
Knope89624/
Knoup8947/
Knopt8922/
Knoops801,545/
Knoppe80380/
Knopps80225/
Knoope8096/
Knoups8032/
Knopfe8027/
Knoupf8020/
Knoupe8011/
Knoppf803/
Knouph801/
Knopss801/
Kinnop801/
Knnopp801/
Knap7510,045/
Knob752,142/
Cnop75258/
Knáp7510/
Knopová73435/
Knopova7372/
Knapp6789,707/
Knape673,756/
Knaap671,322/
Knoppová67523/
Cnops67343/
Knoob67120/
Knopfová6782/
Kneup6764/
Knapf6717/
Knapt6713/
Knoppova674/
Knopfova672/
Knatp672/
Khnov672/
Hcnop671/
Knnap671/
Knasp671/
Knuob671/
Cnoop671/
Khnob671/
Knoub670/
Knaph670/

Knop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knop in the Georgian language
კნოპknop-
Knop in the Russian language
Кнопknop-

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Knop Reference & Research

Knopp DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Knopp FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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