Chemnitz Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Chemnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3721:216,41324,397
Denmark2771:20,3782,037
Greenland1061:53290
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Austria101:851,54467,454
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Chemnitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chemnitz is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemnitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,451st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The last name Chemnitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Chemnitz are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 216,413. In Germany Chemnitz is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 20 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 32 percent live and Greenland, where 12 percent live.

Chemnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chemnitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chemnitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chemnitz last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Chemnitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% less than the national average, earning $41,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemmnitz940/
Cemnitz931/
Chemnits880/
Czejmnitz822/
Chimnic671/
Hemniche631/
Ciemnioch592/
Gemnich5322/
Hemneche503/
Gemmnich501/

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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
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  • 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 Chemnitz
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