Kahnert Surname

237,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kahnert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahnert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4331:56,1807,263
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada811:454,88439,362
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kähnert (61) are calculated separately.

Kahnert Last Name Facts

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

Kahnert occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Kähnert. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahnert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kahnert is the 237,927th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,322,388 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kahnert reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,433 people, or 1 in 56,180. In Germany Kahnert is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany Kahnert occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Kahnert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kahnert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kahnert last name grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kahnert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kahnert last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kahnert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.52% more than the national average, earning $56,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.17% more than the national average, earning $61,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kähnert9561/
Kaehnert938/
Kanert92281/
Kohnert862,117/
Kaunert86128/
Köhnert8665/
Kainert8647/
Kamnert8637/
Kangert8636/
Kannert8627/
Kajnert864/
Kehnert864/
Cahnert862/
Kahnertová822/
Kohnertz8016/
Keuhnert807/
Kaunerth801/
Khohnert801/
Khaneart801/
Konert771,846/
Canert77102/
Kenert7715/
Kanart778/
Kanret775/
Könert771/
Keinert71829/
Konnert71255/
Kamnerd71140/
Konerth71105/
Konertz7197/
Koonert7154/
Cangert7153/
Cannert7127/
Camnert7120/
Khonret716/
Kohnertová713/
Khanret713/
Keunert712/
Canerte712/
Canaert712/
Cohnert712/
Canerdt711/
Kangerd711/
Konertt711/
Kenerth711/
Keneart711/
Kuinert710/
Kohnerd710/
Keniert710/
Kanarth710/
Konnerth671,498/
Cannaert67207/
Konnertz67182/
Khamnerd677/
Khamherd671/
Hkamnerd671/
Kanahart671/
Keinaert671/

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Footnotes

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