Knopp Surname
Approximately 16,819 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,459 | 1:10,793 | 1,359 |
| United States | 5,586 | 1:64,887 | 7,585 |
| Brazil | 792 | 1:270,296 | 10,402 |
| Canada | 508 | 1:72,531 | 8,249 |
| Poland | 497 | 1:76,476 | 11,937 |
| Czechia | 410 | 1:25,935 | 4,084 |
| Austria | 262 | 1:32,502 | 5,219 |
| Slovakia | 255 | 1:20,927 | 3,335 |
| England | 211 | 1:264,067 | 20,991 |
| France | 130 | 1:510,944 | 71,022 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Hungary | 33 | 1:297,463 | 22,531 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 128 | 1:190,433 | 15,429 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 858 | 1:58,530 | 6,485 |
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.
Vars. of Knap(p, q.v.
“Button” in Low German and Dutch (Knoop).
Knopp Demographics
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Knopp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knopp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knopp (Russian: Кнопп) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knopp? popularity and diffusion
Knopp is the 31,715th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 433,292 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Knopp live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 7,459 people, or 1 in 10,793. In Germany Knopp is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Knopp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knopp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 those holding the Knopp last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.51% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoppe | 91 | 380 | / |
| Knopps | 91 | 225 | / |
| Knoppf | 91 | 3 | / |
| Knnopp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Knop | 89 | 18,985 | / |
| Knapp | 80 | 89,707 | / |
| Knopf | 80 | 14,272 | / |
| Knoop | 80 | 11,272 | / |
| Knoph | 80 | 681 | / |
| Knope | 80 | 624 | / |
| Knoup | 80 | 47 | / |
| Knopt | 80 | 22 | / |
| Knoppová | 77 | 523 | / |
| Knoppova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knappe | 73 | 7,800 | / |
| Knoops | 73 | 1,545 | / |
| Knaupp | 73 | 754 | / |
| Knoope | 73 | 96 | / |
| Knoups | 73 | 32 | / |
| Knopfe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Knoupf | 73 | 20 | / |
| Knoupe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Knaapp | 73 | 4 | / |
| Knouph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knnapp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cknapp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knopss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knappf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinnop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knap | 67 | 10,045 | / |
| Knob | 67 | 2,142 | / |
| Knopová | 67 | 435 | / |
| Cnop | 67 | 258 | / |
| Knopova | 67 | 72 | / |
| Knáp | 67 | 10 | / |
| D'Knapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knappch | 67 | 1 | / |
Knopp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knopp in the Russian language | ||
| Кнопп | knopp | - |
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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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