Kneević Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kneević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
The alternate forms: Kneevic (3) are calculated separately.
Kneević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kneević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kneević occurs more in Montenegro more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kneevic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kneević.
How Common Is The Last Name Kneević? popularity and diffusion
Kneević is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kneević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Montenegro, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 159,891. In Montenegro Kneević is mostly concentrated in: Berane Municipality, where 25 percent are found, Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 25 percent are found and Danilovgrad Municipality, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Montenegro it occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Kneević
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