Knaze Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Knaze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knaze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia751:71,15313,810
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kńaze (2) & Kņaze (1) are calculated separately.

Knaze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knaze is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kńaze or Kņaze. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knaze? popularity and diffusion

Knaze is the 1,558,593rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Knaze are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 71,153. In Slovakia Knaze is most numerous in: Trenčín Region, where 96 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 1 percent live and Košice Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Slovakia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Knaze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knaze surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Knaze earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $47,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kńaze932/
Kņaze931/
Knazze91130/
Knaizer8318/
Knayzeh8313/
Knaizeh834/
Knize80374/
Knage8076/
Knase8074/
Knazh8016/
Qnaze801/
Knaje801/
Knoze801/
Knazeová7740/
Khnayzer776/
Knazeova772/
Khnaizer771/
Knause73256/
Knagge73158/
Knozer7341/
Knodze7323/
Knaser7322/
Knouze734/
Khnazy732/
Khnase732/
Knaese732/
Knezeh731/
Knotze731/
Knazis731/
Kneize731/
Kınazi731/
Qnazea731/
Knagie731/
Knatge730/
Knezhe730/
Knease730/
Knager730/
Kingnazee711/
Khnaiyzer711/
Knoetze674,974/
Kneizeh6736/
Knoutze6734/
Knaiger6732/
Kinnage6719/
Kneizer6713/
Khneize674/
Kennage672/
Khnaser672/
Khnaizi672/
Knejzer671/
Khnache671/
Knaijer671/
Cnazeer671/
Knoyzer670/
Kinnase670/
Knatser670/

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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 Knaze
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