Knopek Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Knopek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knopek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5831:65,19510,241
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Knopek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knopek occurs most in Poland. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knopek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,771st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Knopek live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 65,195. Other than Poland this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Knopek Last Name Statistics demography

Knopek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning $75,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoppek92104/
Knopeck9217/
Knopiek924/
Knoepek922/
Knopieck863/
Knoppeck861/
Knoeppek861/
Knopik833,254/
Knapek832,170/
Knápek83398/
Knopyk8326/
Knoppik77399/
Knopick77339/
Knappek7785/
Kneppek7711/
Knopikc771/
Kneppeck7136/
Knopkova7118/
Knoppick7113/
Knappeck711/
Knapik6711,719/
Knapec67581/
Knapík67380/
Knapyk67152/
Knopic67105/
Knapeková6747/
Knopikova6714/
Knápeková678/
Knápik672/
Knapekova672/
Knopix671/
Knopiková671/
Cnapek671/
Knapex671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knopek
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