Kaniff Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kaniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kaniff Last Name Facts

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

Kaniff is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kaniff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Kaniff live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 53 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Kaniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaniff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaniff surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaniff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kaniff are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

Kaniff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning $37,709 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanieff928/
Kanniff922/
Kanoiff921/
Kaniffe920/
Kanif91159/
Khanif832,276/
Kanife83545/
Caniff83378/
Kaneff83211/
Keniff835/
Kanaif835/
Kahnif831/
Canniff771,138/
Khanaif7742/
Khanife7734/
Khanief7712/
Khanifs772/
Kanheff771/
Caniffe771/
Khanifz771/
Camniff771/
Kanneff770/
Keeniff770/
Keneiff770/
Cauniff770/
Kanef7329/
Kaniv7311/
Kenif738/
Canif733/
Konif731/
Kaniw731/
Canniffe71291/
Kanifova7114/
Khanifsh711/
Kaniev67676/
Coniff67240/
Caneff67123/
Koneff6767/
Khanifova6730/
Khonif6726/
Kaneft6719/
Khaniw6717/
Khanef675/
Kaneef675/
Khenif674/
Cannif673/
Kenaif672/
Khanyf672/
Keneff672/
Kaniph672/
Kanoiv672/
Kenyff671/
Kanaiv671/
Kaneiv671/
Canife671/
Kannef671/
Kaanef671/
Kanuib671/
Kanuiv671/
Kanefe671/
Kaneuf671/
Canipf670/
Kenipf670/
Keenif670/

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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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  • 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 Kaniff
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