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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.

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:

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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