Knizhnyy Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Knizhnyy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knizhnyy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Knizhnyy (18) may also be a first name.

Knizhnyy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knizhnyy (Russian: Книжный) is found most in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knizhnyy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Knizhnyy are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Knizhnyy is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Knizhnyy is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 8,006,836. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found and Republic of Tatarstan, where 11 percent are found. Besides Russia Knizhnyy exists in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Knizhnyy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knizhnyy surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knizhnaya8242/
Knizhna804/
Knyzhnyi759/
Knishna671/
Kniszner636/
Kneisner5019/
Kneißner5012/
Kneszner501/

Knizhnyy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knizhnyy in the Russian language
Книжныйkniznyj-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Knizhnyy
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