Knaz Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Knaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Israel111:777,96750,646
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Knaź (55) are calculated separately.

Knaz (20) may also be a first name.

Knaz Last Name Facts

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

Knaz (Arabic: كناز, Russian: Кназь) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Knaź. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Knaz occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Knaz live; 31 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Tunisia, where 14 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaź9255/
Knatz89551/
Knauz89160/
Knajz8955/
Knazh8916/
Knazs898/
Knaiz892/
Cknaz891/
Knasz891/
Knacz891/
Knautz80749/
Knausz80299/
Kennaz8079/
Knascz801/
Khnaiz801/
Knaś75596/
Knas75232/
Knaß7561/
Knoz7523/
Cnaz751/
Kennazs736/
Knazova732/
Knaus6711,913/
Knauß67856/
Knotz67637/
Knast67386/
Knach67384/
Knass67320/
Knouz67279/
Knash67152/
Knats67121/
Knase6774/
Knaas6763/
Kneas6754/
Knais6745/
Kneiz6740/
Knajs6718/
Khnac677/
Knahs677/
Knnas671/
Knasp671/
Knhas671/
Knooz671/
Knocz671/
Kınaş671/

Knaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knaz in the Russian language
Кназьknaz-
Knaz in the Arabic language
كنازknaz-

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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 Knaz
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