Knazev Surname
Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname
Knazev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,077 | 1:133,819 | 15,720 |
| Kazakhstan | 49 | 1:360,867 | 28,961 |
| Belarus | 25 | 1:380,042 | 39,396 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Knäzev (8) are calculated separately.
Knazev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knazev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knazev (Russian: Кназев) occurs most in Russia. It can also be found as: Knäzev. Click here to see other possible spellings of Knazev.
How Common Is The Last Name Knazev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 322,008th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Knazev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 1,077 people, or 1 in 133,819. In Russia Knazev is mostly found in: Moscow, where 14 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent are found and Bashkortostan Republic, where 5 percent are found. Barring Russia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knazev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knazev in the Russian language | ||
| Кназев | knazev | - |
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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 Knazev
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