Knežić Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Knežić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Knežić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia7701:5,492735
Serbia2821:25,3372,811
Bosnia and Herzegovina2481:14,2602,727
Slovenia321:77,74010,347
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Knezić (487), Knežič (10) & Knezic (271) are calculated separately.

Knežić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knežić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Knezić, Knežič or Knezic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knežić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Knežić is the 286,143rd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knežić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 5,492. In Croatia Knežić is primarily concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 25 percent reside, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 18 percent reside and Šibenik-Knin County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 21 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knezić94487/
Knežič9410/
Knezic89271/
Knegić831/
Knezoić772/
Knezics6235/
Knezich6234/
Knezits623/
Knezhich572/
Knezeich571/
Khneiziz571/
Kneyzhits532/
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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 Knežić
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