Kneževic
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Knežević is a Serbian
, Montenegrin and Croatian
last name
. Its root is the noun knez.
The Anglicized version of this name, is Knezevich or Knezevic, as typically seen in the United States
. The Spanish version of this name is Knesevich, as typically seen in South America
.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
, Montenegrin and Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
last name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
. Its root is the noun knez.
The Anglicized version of this name, is Knezevich or Knezevic, as typically seen in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Spanish version of this name is Knesevich, as typically seen in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
Notable individuals with last name Knežević
- Dario KneževićDario KneževicDario Knežević is a Croatian football defender who currently plays for Italian club Livorno and the Croatian national team.-Club career:...
, Croatian footballer - Goran KneževićGoran KneževicGoran Knežević is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current politician. He was a mayor of Zrenjanin municipality 2004-2009.- Biography :...
, Serbian politician, former mayor of Zrenjanin - Ivan Knežević, Opera singer, bass
- Ivan Knežević, Montenegrin footballer
- Ivana KneževićIvana KneževicIvana Knežević is a beauty queen from the city of Bar, Montenegro who was Miss Crna Gora 2006. Her ambition is to work in a humanitarian organization in addition of becoming a supermodel...
, Miss Montenegro 2006 - Josip KneževićJosip KneževićJosip Knežević is a Croatian international footballer, currently playing for Amkar Perm.-Career:Josip Knežević has started his career in senior professional team of NK Osijek on 2005/2006 at the age of 17. He has regularly played for Croatian national team U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21, has total 13...
, Croatian footballer - Nada Knežević, Serbian pop and jazz singer
- Nenad Knežević "Knez", Montenegrin singer
- Srđa Knežević, Serbian footballer
- Stevan KneževićStevan KneževicStevan Knežević was a Serbian painter, sculptor, printmaker and performance artist. He was a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade....
, Serbian painter and sculptor - Stevan KneževićStevan KneževicStevan Knežević was a Serbian painter, sculptor, printmaker and performance artist. He was a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade....
, graphic designer - Uroš KneževićUroš KneževicUroš Knežević was a Serbian painter. He was born on January 2, 1811 in the town of Sremski Karlovci , to father Teodor and mother Julijana...
, Serbian painter - Zoran KneževićZoran Kneževic (astronomer)Zoran Knežević is a Serbian astronomer, who has been publishing since 1982. His major scientific contributions are in the field of movement of small celestial bodies...
, Serbian astronomer - Zoran KneževićZoran Kneževic (footballer)Zoran Knežević is a Serbian footballer who is currently playing for FC Gazovik Orenburg.-External links:...
, Serbian footballer - Zoran KneževićZoran Kneževic (politician)Zoran Knežević is a Serbian politician. Born in 1948, he later received a degree in economics. He was Justice Minister of Yugoslavia and a Member of Parliament of the Yugoslav Parliament's Chamber of Citizens from 1997 to 1999. -References:...
, Serbian politician - Luka Knežević, Canadian/Serbian/Montenegrin Basketball Prospect b.1996
- Jovana Knežević Musician/Band,Actor/Director
- Daniel Knežević Musician/Band,Actor/Director
Notable individuals with last name Knezevich or Knezevic
- Stevan Knezevich, Canadian accordionist and arranger of Russian, UkrainianUkrainian folk musicUkrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of ethnic , folkloric, folk inspired popular and folk inspired classical traditions....
, Jewish, and Slavic Folk Music.