Knižka Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Knižka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knižka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1511:35,3416,456
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Knížka (6), Knizka (5) & Kniżka (4) are calculated separately.

Knižka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knižka occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Knížka, Knizka or Kniżka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knižka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knižka live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Knižka is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 35,341. In Slovakia Knižka is most numerous in: Prešov Region, where 76 percent are found, Košice Region, where 11 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia Knižka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knížka946/
Knizka945/
Kniżka944/
Knižák8312/
Knožka833/
Knižek833/
Knizhka7744/
Kniežyk774/
Knzioka771/
Nzika73815/
Nožka73127/
Nizka7337/
Nôžka7313/
Nižek733/
Knazicka712/
Knezicka712/
Knižacká711/
Knizacka711/
Nzioka6723,256/
Knížek67437/
Knizek67235/
Nziuka67123/
Nzuika67116/
Knazik6778/
Kněžík6776/
Knizak6753/
Kněžek6737/
Nziaka6727/
Knížák6723/
Knizik6714/
Knezik6711/
Nazika675/
N'Zika675/
Knežik675/
Knažík675/
Nzaika674/
Knežík673/
Nizuka672/
Knažko672/
Nziika672/
Kniżuk671/
Nzoika671/
Nuzika671/
Nezika671/
Nozika671/
Kněžák671/
Knážek671/
Knežak671/
Knużka671/
Knyzhka6256/
Knizhko6217/
Knizhki6214/
Knisjki620/

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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 Knižka
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