Knézy Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Knézy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Knezy (23) are calculated separately.
Knézy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knézy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knézy has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also be found as a variant: Knezy. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Knézy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Knézy reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
Knézy is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 755,098. In Hungary Knézy is mostly found in: Budapest, where 92 percent reside and Pest County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Hungary it exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knezy | 93 | 23 | / |
| Knzy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knéz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Knzya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Knuzy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kneéz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Khnazy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knezhy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knezys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knez | 67 | 5,664 | / |
| Kniz | 67 | 122 | / |
| Knaz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kněz | 67 | 89 | / |
| Knyż | 67 | 69 | / |
| Knoz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kneizys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Knze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyź | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwzy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnzy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knnz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knoziya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knazoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knézits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennezy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Knézy
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