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

Knopek occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knopek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,771st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Knopek are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 65,195. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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