Knop Surname
Approximately 18,985 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,761 | 1:9,189 | 1,151 |
| Poland | 4,258 | 1:8,926 | 1,213 |
| United States | 2,535 | 1:142,982 | 14,820 |
| Brazil | 1,399 | 1:153,020 | 5,861 |
| Czechia | 357 | 1:29,786 | 4,806 |
| Netherlands | 316 | 1:53,440 | 9,173 |
| Denmark | 218 | 1:25,893 | 2,643 |
| Belgium | 217 | 1:52,980 | 8,637 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Argentina | 127 | 1:336,562 | 26,540 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Russia | 104 | 1:1,385,799 | 97,149 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 300 | 1:167,396 | 15,152 |
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.
Vars. of Knap(p, q.v.
Knop Demographics
Average Male Knop Height
178.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopp | 89 | 16,819 | / |
| Knopf | 89 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoop | 89 | 11,272 | / |
| Knoph | 89 | 681 | / |
| Knope | 89 | 624 | / |
| Knoup | 89 | 47 | / |
| Knopt | 89 | 22 | / |
| Knoops | 80 | 1,545 | / |
| Knoppe | 80 | 380 | / |
| Knopps | 80 | 225 | / |
| Knoope | 80 | 96 | / |
| Knoups | 80 | 32 | / |
| Knopfe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Knoupf | 80 | 20 | / |
| Knoupe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Knoppf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Knouph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knopss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinnop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knnopp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knap | 75 | 10,045 | / |
| Knob | 75 | 2,142 | / |
| Cnop | 75 | 258 | / |
| Knáp | 75 | 10 | / |
| Knopová | 73 | 435 | / |
| Knopova | 73 | 72 | / |
| Knapp | 67 | 89,707 | / |
| Knape | 67 | 3,756 | / |
| Knaap | 67 | 1,322 | / |
| Knoppová | 67 | 523 | / |
| Cnops | 67 | 343 | / |
| Knoob | 67 | 120 | / |
| Knopfová | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kneup | 67 | 64 | / |
| Knapf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knapt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Knoppova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knopfova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knatp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khnov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcnop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnoop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khnob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoub | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knaph | 67 | 0 | / |
Knop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knop in the Georgian language | ||
| კნოპ | knop | - |
| Knop in the Russian language | ||
| Кноп | knop | - |
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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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Footnotes
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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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