van der Knaap Surname

159,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Knaap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Knaap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5661:6,581740
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

van der Knaap Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Knaap Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van der Knaap occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Knaap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,055th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,655,811 people. The surname van der Knaap occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Knaap are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,566 people, or 1 in 6,581. In The Netherlands van der Knaap is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 63 percent live, North Holland, where 10 percent live and Gelderland, where 7 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van der Knaap Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Knaap earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.35% less than the national average, earning R 186,912 per year and in Canada they earn 19.6% more than the national average, earning $59,422 CAD per year.

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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 van der Knaap
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