Kneva Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Kneva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kneva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kneva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kneva (Russian: Кънева) occurs most in North Macedonia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kneva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kneva is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kneva reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 150,105. In North Macedonia Kneva is mostly found in: Southeastern, where 100 percent live. Barring North Macedonia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 16 percent live.

Kneva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kneva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kneva last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knaeva9189/
Knoeva9112/
Kneeva914/
Kneiva911/
Knev8937/
Khnaeva83122/
Khnoeva8314/
Kemneva832/
Khneeva831/
Kneba80155/
Knava8031/
Kneev8023/
Knyva8013/
Kneav802/
Kniev801/
Kinnieva7715/
Kennieva771/
Kinnev732/
Cnieva732/
Kneswa731/
Khnewa731/
Cnevas731/
Quneva731/
Kneaph731/
Khneev731/
Kennev731/
Knew67120/
Knef67108/
Kinniev6750/
Knjv671/
Kinnevo671/
Kenniva671/
Knnewad671/
Kneveis671/
Kenniev671/

Kneva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kneva in the Russian language
Къневаkneva-

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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 Kneva
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