Knopp Surname

31,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Knopp 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.

Knopp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4591:10,7931,359
United States5,5861:64,8877,585
Brazil7921:270,29610,402
Canada5081:72,5318,249
Poland4971:76,47611,937
Czechia4101:25,9354,084
Austria2621:32,5025,219
Slovakia2551:20,9273,335
England2111:264,06720,991
France1301:510,94471,022
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Australia731:369,80430,692
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Finland141:392,62226,475
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Norway81:642,78647,258
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8581:58,5306,485

Knopp (20) may also be a first name.

Knopp 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

“Button” in Low German and Dutch (Knoop).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Knopp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knopp (Russian: Кнопп) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knopp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knopp is the 31,715th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 433,292 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Knopp are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,459 people, or 1 in 10,793. In Germany Knopp is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Knopp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knopp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Knopp surname expanded 651 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knopp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knopp are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Knopp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning 509,152 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning R 215,544 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $54,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoppe91380/
Knopps91225/
Knoppf913/
Knnopp911/
Knop8918,985/
Knapp8089,707/
Knopf8014,272/
Knoop8011,272/
Knoph80681/
Knope80624/
Knoup8047/
Knopt8022/
Knoppová77523/
Knoppova774/
Knappe737,800/
Knoops731,545/
Knaupp73754/
Knoope7396/
Knoups7332/
Knopfe7327/
Knoupf7320/
Knoupe7311/
Knaapp734/
Knouph731/
Knnapp731/
Cknapp731/
Knopss731/
Knappf731/
Kinnop731/
Knap6710,045/
Knob672,142/
Knopová67435/
Cnop67258/
Knopova6772/
Knáp6710/
D'Knapp671/
Knappch671/

Knopp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knopp in the Russian language
Кноппknopp-

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Knopp 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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