Koznev Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Koznev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koznev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Koznev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koznev (Russian: Кознев) occurs most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koznev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koznev is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Koznev are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia Koznev is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent are found, Kemerovo Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Vologda Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Koznev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Koznev last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States Koznev are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 47.06% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kozneva92128/
Kozhnev9236/
Koznaev928/
Korznev923/
Kozniev921/
Korzhnev86122/
Kozhneva8675/
Koznov831,040/
Kuznev8375/
Kocnev8323/
Kaznev836/
Koçnev831/
Kosnev831/
Kočnev831/
Korzhniev801/
Kochnev7711,379/
Kuzneva77164/
Kaznaev7752/
Kuzhnev7744/
Kozhnov7724/
Kotšnev7712/
Koshnev775/
Kosneva775/
Koçneva774/
Kazneva772/
Kočneva771/
Kazneev771/
Khaznev771/
Kuzniev771/
Kuzneev771/
Kosneev771/
Kochneva7112,244/
Kuzhneva7151/
Kozennov717/
Koshneva716/
Kotchnev715/
Khaznaev711/
Kochneev711/
Khuzneva711/
Khoshneva67474/
Kaznov67385/
Kosnov67139/
Kotchneva677/
Koznif672/
Koçnov671/
Kuznevova671/
Kasnev671/
Khadzhnev671/

Koznev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koznev in the Russian language
Козневkoznev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koznev
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