Knezević Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Knezević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 196 | 1:36,454 | 3,775 |
| Montenegro | 134 | 1:4,773 | 911 |
| Croatia | 98 | 1:43,149 | 8,537 |
| North Macedonia | 11 | 1:191,043 | 13,158 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
The alternate forms: Knežević (42,431), Knezevic (5,065), Knezevič (1), Kneževič (90), Knézevic (2) & Kněževič (1) are calculated separately.
Knezević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knezević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knezević occurs most in Serbia. It can appear as a variant: Knežević, Knezevic, Knezevič, Kneževič, Knézevic or Kněževič. For other potential spellings of Knezević click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knezević? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knezević is the 662,685th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knezević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 36,454. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 88 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 7 percent reside and South Banat District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia Knezević is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 30 percent reside and Croatia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knežević | 96 | 42,431 | / |
| Knezevic | 96 | 5,065 | / |
| Knezevič | 96 | 1 | / |
| Knezhević | 94 | 11 | / |
| Kneževič | 92 | 90 | / |
| Knézevic | 92 | 2 | / |
| Knezović | 88 | 3,482 | / |
| Knečević | 88 | 2 | / |
| Knezeviz | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kněževič | 88 | 1 | / |
| Knezevich | 82 | 1,288 | / |
| Knezevici | 82 | 7 | / |
| Knezevits | 82 | 5 | / |
| Knezhevich | 78 | 62 | / |
| Kneazevich | 78 | 5 | / |
| Knezsevics | 78 | 1 | / |
| Knezeviche | 78 | 0 | / |
| Knezovič | 75 | 22 | / |
| Knesevic | 75 | 3 | / |
| Knezivic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knecevic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knezewic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knežavić | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knezevyc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knezebic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knažević | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kneževićová | 74 | 5 | / |
| Knezevicova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Knesevich | 71 | 35 | / |
| Knezewicz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Knecevich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knejevich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knezivich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knezevech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kneezebic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knesevitch | 67 | 24 | / |
| Knezhevych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knizhevich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knegevitch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knetsevich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Knezević
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