Knaz Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Knaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Knaź (55) are calculated separately.
Knaz (20) may also be a first name.
Knaz Demographics
Average Knaz Salary in
United States
$42,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Knaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knaz (Arabic: كناز, Russian: Кназь) is found most in Russia. It can appear as a variant: Knaź. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knaz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,931,261st most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Knaz are found; 31 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia Knaz is most frequent in: Moscow, where 17 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 13 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Tunisia, where 14 percent live.
Knaz Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Knaz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning $62,547 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knaź | 92 | 55 | / |
| Knatz | 89 | 551 | / |
| Knauz | 89 | 160 | / |
| Knajz | 89 | 55 | / |
| Knazh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Knazs | 89 | 8 | / |
| Knaiz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cknaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knasz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knacz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knautz | 80 | 749 | / |
| Knausz | 80 | 299 | / |
| Kennaz | 80 | 79 | / |
| Knascz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khnaiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knaś | 75 | 596 | / |
| Knas | 75 | 232 | / |
| Knaß | 75 | 61 | / |
| Knoz | 75 | 23 | / |
| Cnaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kennazs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Knazova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knaus | 67 | 11,913 | / |
| Knauß | 67 | 856 | / |
| Knotz | 67 | 637 | / |
| Knast | 67 | 386 | / |
| Knach | 67 | 384 | / |
| Knass | 67 | 320 | / |
| Knouz | 67 | 279 | / |
| Knash | 67 | 152 | / |
| Knats | 67 | 121 | / |
| Knase | 67 | 74 | / |
| Knaas | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kneas | 67 | 54 | / |
| Knais | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kneiz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Knajs | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khnac | 67 | 7 | / |
| Knahs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Knnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knooz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knocz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kınaş | 67 | 1 | / |
Knaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knaz in the Russian language | ||
| Кназь | knaz | - |
| Knaz in the Arabic language | ||
| كناز | knaz | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Knaz
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