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Where Does The Last Name Kniga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kniga (Russian: Книга) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kniga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 194,363^rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,370,743 people. The last name Kniga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kniga live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kniga is also the 1,637,361^st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is carried by 1,189 people, or 1 in 7,991. In Belarus Kniga is primarily found in: Minsk, where 24 percent live, Mogilev Region, where 24 percent live and Gomel Region, where 22 percent live. Excluding Belarus Kniga exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Kniga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kniga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kniga surname grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kniga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kniga last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kniga last name are 20.42% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 67.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kniga earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $32,485 USD per year.