Knazeva Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Knazeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knazeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2471:115,57613,916
Latvia1871:10,9631,624
Kazakhstan1191:148,59214,916
Belarus471:202,15025,664
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Knazeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knazeva (Russian: Кназева) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knazeva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 246,661st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Knazeva are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 115,576. In Russia Knazeva is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 10 percent live, Republic of Tatarstan, where 7 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneazeva932/
Knazev921,159/
Knazevs86172/
Knezeva868/
Knaziev861/
Kneazev861/
Cneazeva8057/
Knauseva801/
Knizheva801/
Cneazev7159/
Knazeff7114/
Kneasev712/
Knoseva711/
Kneizhev671/
Knasew621/

Knazeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knazeva in the Russian language
Кназеваknazeva-

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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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  • 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 Knazeva
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