Knyazevich Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Knyazevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyazevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Knyazevich Last Name Facts

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

Knyazevich (Russian: Князевич) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Knyazevich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyazevich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Knyazevich occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Knyazevich live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,801,538. In Russia it is most common in: Rostov Oblast, where 23 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 21 percent live and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 32 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Knyazevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (49%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Knyazevich surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Knyazevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyazevich in the Russian language
Князевичknazevic-

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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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  • 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 Knyazevich
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