Knieza Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Knieza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Knieža (142) & Knieża (1) are calculated separately.
Knieza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knieza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knieza is more commonly found in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Knieža or Knieża. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knieza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Knieza occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Knieza are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,517,294. In Lithuania it is most frequent in: Klaipėda County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Lithuania Knieza exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knieža | 94 | 142 | / |
| Knieża | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kniecza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kniza | 91 | 147 | / |
| Kneza | 91 | 2 | / |
| Knizia | 83 | 338 | / |
| Knieja | 83 | 229 | / |
| Knizat | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kniesa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Knezha | 83 | 17 | / |
| Knitza | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kniezo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Knicza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khneiza | 77 | 15 | / |
| Knezhad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Knaizia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenneza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knize | 73 | 374 | / |
| Knizi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Knezi | 73 | 204 | / |
| Knice | 73 | 61 | / |
| Knise | 73 | 53 | / |
| Knyza | 73 | 48 | / |
| Knisa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kneja | 73 | 28 | / |
| Knezy | 73 | 23 | / |
| Knezo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Knija | 73 | 15 | / |
| Knica | 73 | 7 | / |
| Knizo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knije | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knige | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kniża | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kh'neyza | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kneezrza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kh'neiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knigge | 67 | 4,523 | / |
| Kniese | 67 | 743 | / |
| Knezić | 67 | 487 | / |
| Quneza | 67 | 421 | / |
| Kneise | 67 | 63 | / |
| Knjisa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kniser | 67 | 45 | / |
| Knizse | 67 | 20 | / |
| Knižat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Knizio | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kniege | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kniger | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khnezi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knisey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knizou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knejad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knycia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knaisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kniežo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knicia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kniežaitė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kniece | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khneja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knizes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knisca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneasy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knojza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnizad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cniesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnoueza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knijsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knyzas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knesaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knease | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knezhe | 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
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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 Knieza
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