Knovets Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Knovets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knovets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818

Knovets Last Name Facts

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

Knovets (Russian: Кньовець) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knovets? popularity and diffusion

Knovets is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Knovets occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knovets are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Knovets is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,380,674. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kherson Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 25 percent reside.

Knovets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knoves923/
Knevets86427/
Knove830/
Knaves7722/
Knowes7718/
Knowies713/
Knevetz712/
Knowhes711/
Knobeit711/
Knobe67301/
Knave6773/
Knowe6729/

Knovets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knovets in the Russian language
Кньовецьknovec-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Knovets
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis