Kniazev Surname

155,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kniazev Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Kniaz', meaning 'prince'.

Kniazev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,5931:17,5562,393
Georgia531:70,6717,412
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kniazev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Kniaz', meaning 'prince'.

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Kniazev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kniazev (Georgian: კნიაზევი) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniazev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kniazev is the 155,981st most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kniazev are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,593 people, or 1 in 17,556. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Donetsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Kniazev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kniazev are 9.27% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 37.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kniazev earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.83% more than the national average, earning $52,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.81% more than the national average, earning $74,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kniazeva933,590/
Kniaziev939/
Kniazheva8898/
Knyazev8654,153/
Knjazev86110/
Kniazew8614/
Kniazov862/
Kneazev861/
Kniasev861/
Knyazeva8067,474/
Knyazhev801,207/
Kniaziew80107/
Knjazeva8087/
Kniazeff8067/
Kniaseva801/
Knyazv773/
Knyazheva751,516/
Kniatzeff7511/
Knyazov7175/
Cneazev7159/
Knjažev7112/
Knyajev715/
Knyazew715/
Knyasev714/
Knjazew714/
Knjasev714/
Knyaziv714/
Kneasev712/
Knyagev712/
Kniażew711/
Knyazyov6725/
Knyazeff678/
Kniaseff676/
Knyaseva674/
Knjaževa671/
Knjaseva671/
Knjasew5711/
Qnyazov574/
Knjasjew531/

Kniazev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kniazev in the Georgian language
კნიაზევიkniazevi98.04
კნიაზევkniazev1.96

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