Knops Surname
Approximately 4,198 people bear this surname
Knops Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,452 | 1:55,445 | 7,186 |
| Netherlands | 1,205 | 1:14,014 | 2,079 |
| Belgium | 935 | 1:12,296 | 1,834 |
| United States | 438 | 1:827,532 | 63,418 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Knöps (21) are calculated separately.
Knops Demographics
Average Knops Salary in
United States
$49,303 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knops Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knops Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knops (Russian: Кнопс) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Knöps. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knops? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 110,679th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,735,957 people. The surname Knops is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Knops are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,452 people, or 1 in 55,445. In Germany Knops is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Berlin, where 4 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany Knops occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 22 percent live.
Knops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Knops has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Knops Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Knops last name are 3.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.31% registered with the party.
The amount Knops earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,908 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knöps | 93 | 21 | / |
| Knoops | 91 | 1,545 | / |
| Knopps | 91 | 225 | / |
| Knoups | 91 | 32 | / |
| Knopse | 91 | 6 | / |
| Knopss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cnops | 80 | 343 | / |
| Knaps | 80 | 274 | / |
| Knobs | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kneps | 80 | 9 | / |
| Knovs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knopsová | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knapps | 73 | 312 | / |
| Knaeps | 73 | 236 | / |
| Cnoops | 73 | 71 | / |
| Knapse | 73 | 12 | / |
| Knapås | 73 | 8 | / |
| Knepps | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knapss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Künnaps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knavs | 60 | 610 | / |
| Knebs | 60 | 5 | / |
| Cnaeps | 55 | 59 | / |
| Knavss | 55 | 1 | / |
| Knappch | 50 | 1 | / |
Knops Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knops in the Russian language | ||
| Кнопс | knops | - |
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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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- 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 Knops
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