Knežević (Serbian: Кнежевић) is a Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian surname, derived from the title of knez. It may refer to:

Knežević is the eighth most frequent surname in Croatia.[1]

The anglicized version of this name, are Knezevich, Knezevic, or Knesevich as typically seen in the United States. The Polish variant is Kniaziewicz.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 45.4% of all known bearers of the surname Knežević were residents of Serbia (frequency 1:385), 23.6% of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1:367), 21.6% of Croatia (1:479) and 8.8% of Montenegro (1:174).

In Serbia, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:385) in the following districts:

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:367) only in Republika Srpska (1:262).

In Croatia, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:479) in the following counties:[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ Knežević surname distribution
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