Knyshenko Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Knyshenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyshenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4311:334,39233,488
Ukraine4191:108,64615,530
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Knyshenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knyshenko (Russian: Кнышенко) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyshenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knyshenko is the 408,080th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Knyshenko live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 334,392. In Russia it is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 13 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 49 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Knyshenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Knyshenko last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knyshchenko9012/
Knishenko8954/
Khnychenko84118/
Knischenko843/
Knisenko823/
Khnytchenko808/
Knishchenko808/
Knichenko783/
Kinnichenko702/
Cnisenco592/

Knyshenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyshenko in the Russian language
Кнышенкоknysenko-

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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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  • 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 Knyshenko
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