Knyazhin Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Knyazhin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyazhin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Knyazhin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knyazhin (Russian: Княжин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyazhin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Knyazhin are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia Knyazhin is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 24 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Knyazhin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Knyazhin surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Knyazhin surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 33.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyazhina94127/
Knyazin9337/
Nyazhin931/
Nazhin863/
Nyzhin861/
Knyazhnoy823/
Knyagin8068/
Knizhin809/
Nazhini802/
Nazhina802/
Knezhin801/
Knyazhnova789/
Knizhina7527/
Knyzhnyi759/
Knyazhenova741/
Nuzhin711,021/
Nazhan71500/
Nozhin71146/
Nezhin71109/
Nyzhna7113/
Nizhin714/
Nazhen713/
Najhin711/
Nazhon711/
Nuzhina671,486/
Nyajina67347/
Nezhina67230/
Nyzhnyi67154/
Nozhina6766/
Knajyan6757/
Nazheen6714/
Nazhani6711/
Nizhina679/
Knizhna674/
Kniagin671/
Naizhen671/
Njiyain671/
Naizhan671/
Nizhien671/
Kniazień631/

Knyazhin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyazhin in the Russian language
Княжинknazin-

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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
  • 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 Knyazhin
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