Knyazev Surname

10,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Knyazev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyazev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia50,4381:2,857296
Kazakhstan1,5641:11,3061,747
Belarus1,4071:6,753940
Uzbekistan2231:138,6966,893
Kyrgyzstan1661:35,9805,650
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Transnistria571:8,3281,648
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Moldova331:107,92012,675
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
Armenia161:183,1365,171
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malta11:430,2723,380
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Knyazev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knyazev (Russian: Князев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyazev? popularity and diffusion

Knyazev is the 10,400th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 134,573 people. The last name Knyazev is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Knyazev are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 50,438 people, or 1 in 2,857. In Russia Knyazev is most numerous in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Voronezh Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Knyazev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knyazev surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Knyazev surname are 6.71% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.48% registered with the party.

The amount Knyazev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyazeva9367,474/
Knyazhev931,207/
Knyazheva881,516/
Kniazev862,808/
Knjazev86110/
Knyajev865/
Knyazew865/
Knyasev864/
Knyaziv864/
Knyagev862/
Kneazev861/
Kniazeva803,590/
Knjazeva8087/
Knyazyov8025/
Kniaziev809/
Knyazeff808/
Kniazheva7598/
Cneazev7159/
Kniazew7114/
Knjažev7112/
Knjasev714/
Knjazew714/
Kniasev711/
Kniaziew67107/
Kniazeff6767/
Knjaževa671/
Knjasew5711/
Kniażew571/
Kniaseff536/
Knjasjew531/

Knyazev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyazev in the Russian language
Князевknazev-

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Footnotes

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