Knjazev Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Knjazev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 81 | 1:16,319 | 2,713 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Knjažev (12) are calculated separately.
Knjazev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knjazev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knjazev occurs more in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Knjažev. Click here for other potential spellings of Knjazev.
How Common Is The Last Name Knjazev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,746,159th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Knjazev reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Estonia, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 16,319. Besides Estonia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knjažev | 95 | 12 | / |
| Knjazeva | 93 | 87 | / |
| Knyazev | 86 | 54,153 | / |
| Kniazev | 86 | 2,808 | / |
| Knjasev | 86 | 4 | / |
| Knjazew | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kneazev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knyazeva | 80 | 67,474 | / |
| Kniazeva | 80 | 3,590 | / |
| Knyazhev | 80 | 1,207 | / |
| Kniaziev | 80 | 9 | / |
| Knjaževa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knjaseva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knyazheva | 75 | 1,516 | / |
| Kniazheva | 75 | 98 | / |
| Knyazov | 71 | 75 | / |
| Cneazev | 71 | 59 | / |
| Kniazew | 71 | 14 | / |
| Knjasew | 71 | 11 | / |
| Knyazew | 71 | 5 | / |
| Knyajev | 71 | 5 | / |
| Knyaziv | 71 | 4 | / |
| Knyasev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Knyagev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kniazov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kneasev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kniasev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kniaziew | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kniazeff | 67 | 67 | / |
| Knyazyov | 67 | 25 | / |
| Knyazeff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Knyaseva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knjasjew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kniaseva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kniatzeff | 63 | 11 | / |
| Kinzajevs | 63 | 1 | / |
| Qnyazov | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kniażew | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kniaseff | 53 | 6 | / |
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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 Knjazev
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