Knezić Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Knezić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 478 | 1:8,846 | 1,520 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Knežić (1,343), Knezic (271) & Knežič (10) are calculated separately.
Knezić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knezić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Knezić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Knežić, Knezic or Knežič. Click here for further possible spellings of Knezić.
How Common Is The Last Name Knezić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Knezić is the 628,294th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. Knezić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knezić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 8,846. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 33 percent are found, Međimurje County, where 18 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 1 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knežić | 94 | 1,343 | / |
| Knezic | 94 | 271 | / |
| Knezoić | 92 | 2 | / |
| Knezi | 91 | 204 | / |
| Knežič | 89 | 10 | / |
| Khnezi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Knegić | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knezics | 77 | 35 | / |
| Knezich | 77 | 34 | / |
| Knezits | 77 | 3 | / |
| Knizi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Knezy | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kneza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knezhich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khneiziz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knezeich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kneise | 67 | 63 | / |
| Knesis | 67 | 30 | / |
| Këneci | 67 | 24 | / |
| Knezha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knieza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kneesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cneazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kneyzhits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knezhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneizaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezhe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneisy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knezer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knezić
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