Knops Surname

110,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Knops Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4521:55,4457,186
Netherlands1,2051:14,0142,079
Belgium9351:12,2961,834
United States4381:827,53263,418
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Latvia61:341,67426,199
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Knöps (21) are calculated separately.

Knops Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knops (Russian: Кнопс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Knöps. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knops? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,679th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,735,957 people. The last name Knops is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Knops live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,452 people, or 1 in 55,445. In Germany Knops is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Berlin, where 4 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 22 percent reside.

Knops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Knops has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knops last name grew 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Knops Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knops are 3.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.31% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knöps9321/
Knoops911,545/
Knopps91225/
Knoups9132/
Knopse916/
Knopss911/
Cnops80343/
Knaps80274/
Knobs8014/
Kneps809/
Knovs801/
Knopsová774/
Knapps73312/
Knaeps73236/
Cnoops7371/
Knapse7312/
Knapås738/
Knepps731/
Knapss731/
Künnaps671/
Knavs60610/
Knebs605/
Cnaeps5559/
Knavss551/
Knappch501/

Knops Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knops in the Russian language
Кнопсknops-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knops
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