Knizh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Moldova

Knizh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knizh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Knizh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knizh (Russian: Книж) is found most in Israel. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knizh? popularity and diffusion

Knizh is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Knizh are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,557,634. Apart from Israel Knizh exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 33 percent live and Russia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kneizh9139/
Kniz89122/
Kneizeh8336/
Knaizeh834/
Knihs80529/
Knize80374/
Knish80254/
Knitz80217/
Knicz8097/
Knisz8072/
Knyzh8050/
Kneiz8040/
Knich8033/
Kniez808/
Knezh804/
Knaiz802/
Knirz801/
Knizhova7714/
Kneisz73237/
Kneitz73228/
Kniesz73164/
Knioch73140/
Knisch7392/
Kenniz7321/
Knitch7319/
Kniche739/
Knaish739/
Knichs734/
Knietz734/
Kneihs733/
Kniecz732/
Kneize731/
Knierz731/
Knichh731/
Knaich731/
Khnaiz731/
Kniesh731/
Khneiz731/
Knitze731/
Knezht730/
Knezhe730/
Kneish730/
Kneich730/
Knietzsch7193/
Knez675,664/
Kennish67527/
Kinnish67365/
Knaisch67227/
Kennich67141/
Knitsch67124/
Kněz6789/
Kniš6782/
Kneisch6743/
Kniesch6740/
Kinnich6732/
Kniž6732/
Knij6721/
Kennitz6720/
Knayzeh6713/
Knizova676/
Khneich674/
Knić674/
Khneize674/
Cniz672/
Knic672/
Knéz671/
Kniş671/
Knhx671/
Kimnish671/
Knniche671/
Knizová671/
Knhz671/
Kniż671/
Kimnitz670/

Knizh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knizh in the Russian language
Книжkniz-

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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 Knizh
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