Knězek Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Knězek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 74 | 1:143,696 | 22,443 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Knezek (376) & Kněžek (37) are calculated separately.
Knězek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knězek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Knězek occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Knezek or Kněžek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Knězek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Knězek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 143,696. In Czechia Knězek is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 65 percent reside, South Moravian Region, where 15 percent reside and Prague, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Czechia Knězek is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knezek | 94 | 376 | / |
| Kněžek | 94 | 37 | / |
| Knizek | 83 | 235 | / |
| Knazek | 83 | 73 | / |
| Knjzek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knozek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knězeková | 80 | 2 | / |
| Knyszek | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kniezek | 77 | 48 | / |
| Kniczek | 77 | 36 | / |
| Knezeak | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kniszek | 77 | 18 | / |
| Knezsek | 77 | 10 | / |
| Knizsek | 77 | 6 | / |
| Knizhek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knyzhek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kneczek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knezeck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knížek | 67 | 437 | / |
| Knesek | 67 | 417 | / |
| Knazik | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kněžík | 67 | 76 | / |
| Knizik | 67 | 14 | / |
| Knicek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knezik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knażek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knežik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knysek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Knižek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knežík | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knések | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneżyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knosek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knezex | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Knězek
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