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Where Does The Last Name Kanis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kanis (Hindi: कनीस, Marathi: कनीस, Oriya: କନିସ, Russian: Канис) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kaniş or Kaniš. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 91,604^th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,394,746 people. The surname Kanis is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Kanis reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kanis is also the 29,298^th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 28,130 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Besides Bangladesh it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Kanis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kanis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanis surname expanded 3,892 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kanis last name are 1.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning R 251,520 per year; in United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $54,200 CAD per year.