Knyazeva Surname

8,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Knyazeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyazeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61,2761:2,352223
Kazakhstan3,7301:4,741688
Belarus1,4331:6,630920
Kyrgyzstan2901:20,5953,566
Uzbekistan2341:132,1766,834
Transnistria1291:3,680627
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Moldova541:65,9518,964
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Azerbaijan341:283,7986,661
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Knyazeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knyazeva (Russian: Князева) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyazeva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knyazeva is the 8,444th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 108,005 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Knyazeva live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Knyazeva is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 61,276 people, or 1 in 2,352. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Udmurt Republic, where 6 percent reside. Other than Russia it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Knyazeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knyazeva last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Knyazeva last name are 16.81% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Knyazeva earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning $37,929 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyazheva941,516/
Knyazeeva946/
Knyazev9354,153/
Kniazeva883,590/
Knyazhev881,207/
Knjazeva8887/
Knyaziva8838/
Knyajeva8810/
Knyazewa885/
Knyaseva884/
Kneazeva882/
Knyageva881/
Kniazheva8298/
Knyazyova829/
Kniazieva828/
Kniazevas827/
Knyazhevo821/
Kniazev802,808/
Knjazev80110/
Knyazew805/
Knyajev805/
Knyaziv804/
Knyasev804/
Knyagev802/
Kneazev801/
Cneazeva7557/
Knyazyov7525/
Kniaziev759/
Knjajeva758/
Knyazeff758/
Kniajeva754/
Kniaseva751/
Knjaževa751/
Knjaseva751/
Kniazewa751/
Kniageva751/
Cneazev6759/
Kniazew6714/
Knjažev6712/
Knjazew674/
Knjasev674/
Kniasev671/
Kniaziew63107/
Kniazeff6367/
Knjasewa631/
Knjasew5311/
Kniażew531/
Kniaseff506/
Knjasjew501/

Knyazeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyazeva in the Russian language
Князеваknazeva-

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Footnotes

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