Knyshev Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Knyshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knyshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Belarus1231:77,24412,421
Ukraine731:623,59967,538
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Knyshev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Knyshev (Russian: Кнышев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Knyshev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Knyshev reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 791,885. In Russia Knyshev is primarily found in: Saratov Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Moscow, where 14 percent reside and Voronezh Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 31 percent reside and Ukraine, where 18 percent reside.

Knyshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Knyshev last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Knyshev last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knysheva93524/
Knyschev931/
Knyshchev881/
Khnysheva881/
Knyshov86580/
Knishev8612/
Knyshiv861/
Khnychev8048/
Knisheva8012/
Knyshyov803/
Knischev801/
Knyzev7738/
Knäsev771/
Knysov771/
Knishchev751/
Knishov7114/
Kneishchev7110/
Knezsev716/
Kneasev712/
Knichev711/
Kneshov711/
Kneishov673/
Qunishev671/
Knezev6250/
Knisov6210/
Knäzev628/
Knizev626/
Cnisev622/
Knizeev571/
Kneazev571/
Cnezsev571/

Knyshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knyshev in the Russian language
Кнышевknysev-

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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 Knyshev
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