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

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

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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