Knisheva Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Knisheva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knisheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Knisheva Last Name Facts

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

Knisheva (Georgian: კნიშევა, Russian: Книшева) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knisheva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Knisheva live; 58 percent live in North Asia and 58 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 70 percent live, Moscow, where 20 percent live and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 10 percent live. Aside from Russia Knisheva is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knishev9312/
Knysheva88524/
Knischev881/
Knasheva881/
Knishevoy825/
Knishchev821/
Khnysheva821/
Knyshev80403/
Knichev801/
Kneishchev7810/
Qunishev751/
Knauseva751/
Knyschev751/
Khnycheva7163/
Knizev716/
Knyshyova715/
Cnisev712/
Knyshchev711/
Knäsev711/
Knyzeva6728/
Knezeva678/
Knezsev676/
Kneasev672/
Knyshiv671/
Knizeev671/
Khnychev6348/
Knyshyov633/
Kneazeva632/
Knezev5750/
Knyzev5738/
Knäzev578/
Cnezsev531/
Kneazev531/
Cneazeva5057/

Knisheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knisheva in the Georgian language
კნიშევაknisheva-
Knisheva in the Russian language
Книшеваkniseva-

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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 Knisheva
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