Knoph Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Knoph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3751:13,7131,570
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Denmark141:403,19427,097
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Knoph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knoph is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoph? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Knoph live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 13,713. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent live, Western Norway, where 35 percent live and Northern Norway, where 19 percent live. Not including Norway this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Knoph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knoph has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knoph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knoph are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% registered with the party.

The amount Knoph earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning 347,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.61% less than the national average, earning R 50,820 per year and in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knouph911/
Knop8918,985/
Knoh898/
Knopp8016,819/
Knopf8014,272/
Knoop8011,272/
Knope80624/
Knoup8047/
Knopt8022/
Knohf808/
Knohs806/
K'Noh801/
Knofp801/
Knaph800/
Knohe800/
Kno7565/
Knoops731,545/
Knoppe73380/
Knopps73225/
Knoope7396/
Knopff7390/
Knoups7332/
Knopfe7327/
Knoupf7320/
Knoupe7311/
Knoppf733/
Kgnovh733/
Kinnoh733/
Knouth732/
Knoths732/
Knosch731/
Knocht731/
Knowch731/
Knopss731/
Kinnop731/
Kemnoh731/
Kimnoh731/
Knofsh731/
Knnopp731/
Knap6710,045/
Knob672,142/
Knof67838/
Knoy67579/
Knopová67435/
Cnop67258/
Know67114/
Kinnoch6773/
Knopova6772/
Khno6765/
Knoß6735/
Knha6721/
Knáp6710/
Kennoch6710/
Kngo676/
Knou676/
Knah675/
Knov673/
Knoa673/
Knoj672/
Qnoh672/
Knotsch672/
Gkno671/
Knappch671/
Hkno671/
Knuo671/
Kcno671/
Knoo671/
Knoi671/
Knno671/

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Knoph Reference & Research

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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 Knoph
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