Knezh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Knezh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knezh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Knezh (485) may also be a first name.

Knezh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knezh (Russian: Кнеж) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knezh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knezh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Knezh are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 385,996th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 485 people.

The surname Knezh is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Knezh is primarily concentrated in: Balochistan, where 33 percent are found, Gilgit-Baltistan, where 33 percent are found and Sindh, where 33 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneizh9139/
Knezhe910/
Knezht910/
Knez895,664/
Kneizeh8336/
Knesz80304/
Knyzh8050/
Knetz8046/
Kneiz8040/
Knesh8039/
Knecz8036/
Knezz8022/
Knazh8016/
Kniez808/
Knehs805/
Kneez804/
Knech804/
Knizh803/
Kneisz73237/
Kneitz73228/
Kniesz73164/
Kennez7333/
Knesch7322/
Kneetz736/
Knetch736/
Knetsz735/
Knietz734/
Kneche733/
Kneihs733/
Kniecz732/
Kneutz731/
Kniesh731/
Knejsz731/
Kneize731/
Knierz731/
Khneiz731/
Kneich730/
Kneish730/
Kinnez730/
Knietzsch7193/
Knetsch672,517/
Kneć67226/
Kemnetz67163/
Kniz67122/
Kneesch67108/
Kinnetz6799/
Kněz6789/
Kennetz6746/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Knec6726/
Kennech6722/
Knechts6717/
Knezova6716/
Knayzeh6713/
Kneš679/
Knež678/
Knej678/
Khneize674/
Khneich674/
Knaizeh674/
Khneche674/
Knezová673/
Kinnesh671/
Knhz671/
Knhx671/
Knestch671/
Qnez671/
Knéz671/
Kennesh670/

Knezh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knezh in the Russian language
Кнежknez-

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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 Knezh
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