Knyzh Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Knyzh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 49 | 1:929,035 | 88,842 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Knyzh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knyzh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knyzh (Russian: Кныж) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Knyzh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Knyzh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Knyzh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knyzh are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Knyzh is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 929,035. In Ukraine Knyzh is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 37 percent reside, Cherkasy Oblast, where 24 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knayzeh | 83 | 13 | / |
| Knysh | 80 | 13,748 | / |
| Knych | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Knysz | 80 | 472 | / |
| Knycz | 80 | 89 | / |
| Knezh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Knizh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khnyz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knyzs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knyzhova | 77 | 111 | / |
| Knysch | 73 | 65 | / |
| Kneizh | 73 | 39 | / |
| Khnych | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khnysh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knezhe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knyhts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Knezht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khnyzhova | 71 | 38 | / |
| Knez | 67 | 5,664 | / |
| Kniz | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kněz | 67 | 89 | / |
| Knyż | 67 | 69 | / |
| Knyś | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kneizeh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Knyć | 67 | 17 | / |
| Knyshch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Knaizeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knyź | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyč | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knyszcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knyš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knéz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhz | 67 | 1 | / |
Knyzh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knyzh in the Russian language | ||
| Кныж | knyz | - |
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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 Knyzh
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