Knyazhevich Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Knyazhevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyazhevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus2121:44,8167,657
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Knyazhevich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knyazhevich (Russian: Княжевич) is found most in Belarus. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Knyazhevich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyazhevich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Knyazhevich is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Knyazhevich live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Belarus, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 44,816. In Belarus Knyazhevich is mostly concentrated in: Minsk Region, where 62 percent reside, Minsk, where 28 percent reside and Brest Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 3 percent reside.

Knyazhevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Catholic (64%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Knyazhevich last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Knyazhevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyazhevich in the Russian language
Княжевичknazevic-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knyazhevich
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