Kniaz Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kniaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kniaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8951:50,8637,357
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
England291:1,921,31276,208
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
France151:4,428,181244,602
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Kniaź (876) are calculated separately.

Kniaz (161) may also be a first name.

Kniaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kniaz is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also appear as a variant: Kniaź. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniaz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,542nd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kniaz live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 161 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 50,863. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Sumy Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine Kniaz is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Kniaz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kniaz surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kniaz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $50,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniaź93876/
Knyaz802,803/
Knjaz8095/
Kniaś8029/
Knias802/
Knyazh7315/
Kniach731/
Kennias6732/
Knihaus670/
Knyazova6257/
Kniehaus621/
Knhas601/
Knioch55140/
Quneaz551/
Knyhas551/
Knyast551/
Knyats550/
Khnyach5074/
Knehaus5027/

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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 Kniaz
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