Knoppersen Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Knoppersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knoppersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Belgium171:676,27358,718

Knoppersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knoppersen is most common in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knoppersen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Knoppersen reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 411,882. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 88 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 19 percent reside.

Knoppersen Last Name Statistics demography

Knoppersen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 146.45% more than the national average, earning R 585,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noprisen782/
Nopersanu741/
Noprizen676/
Noprisan673/
Noprison673/
Noprisni672/
Naperson672/

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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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  • 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 Knoppersen
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