Kaniss Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kaniss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kaniss (20) may also be a first name.

Kaniss Last Name Facts

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

Kaniss is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Kaniss are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kaniss is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The surname Kaniss is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Kaniss is most numerous in: Texas, where 38 percent are found, Washington, where 28 percent are found and Arizona, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Kaniss is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Kaniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaniss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaniss surname expanded 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaniss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kaniss are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Kaniss earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaneiss9226/
Kaniess9220/
Kanisse922/
Khaniss921/
Kanis915,225/
Khaneiss863/
Kanise83693/
Kanios83588/
Gkanis83351/
Khanis83255/
Kanish83240/
Kanies83220/
Kannis83204/
Kaunis8383/
Kaness8373/
Kahnis8333/
Kangis8331/
Kaynis8323/
Kanais8310/
Kanisz837/
Kainis834/
Kaneis833/
Keniss833/
Kanois832/
Caniss831/
Kanuis831/
Koniss831/
Keanis830/
Kanissova802/
Kanisch77291/
Gkanios77154/
Kaniosz7744/
Kaneish7730/
Kanishe7729/
Khanish7711/
Kanesse7711/
Canniss777/
Khanise777/
Kahanis776/
Kannish775/
Cauniss773/
Kangais772/
Khannis772/
Kaynish772/
Canisse772/
Koeniss772/
Kaneuss772/
Khanais772/
Kaunais771/
Kaanise771/
Kamness771/
Kaneise771/
Khaneis771/
Kaniesz771/
Kaniesh771/
Kheniss771/
Kannies771/
Khanist771/
Kanness770/
Kainish770/
Kaniz735,564/
Kenis732,960/
Canis731,070/
Konis73935/
Kanes73679/
Kaniş73159/
Kaniß7331/
Kanys738/
Qanis733/
Kaniš733/
Kanhs732/
Könis732/
Kênis731/
Kaniç731/
Kanés731/
Kanisová71190/
Kanisova7124/
Kattness7117/
Kanhaish715/
Khaynish714/
Kannesse712/
Khanes67618/
Kounis67556/
Gkonis67551/
Kanesh67510/
Canais67431/
Koenis67424/
Kenish67358/
Koinis67330/
Canios67243/
Kanees67242/
Kaines67196/
Konish67139/
Kaynes67130/
Cannis67130/
Konios67118/
Kahnes6794/
Kanese6775/
Koness6750/
Kánisz6745/
Catnis6744/
Kaunes6743/
Kannes6741/
Kasniç6737/
Khanys6736/
Konnis6731/
Kaitinnis6730/
Gkenis6727/
Kanysh6726/
Kongis6723/
Konise6722/
Keness6720/
Kanges6719/
Qanish6718/
Kaneas6717/
Khaniz6716/
Khenis6714/
Könies6712/
Kanieß6712/
Keinis6712/
Kanice6711/
Kajnäs6711/
Kenais6710/
Kanioz679/
Canies678/
Kanets678/
Canisz678/
Caness677/
Canise677/
Konisz677/
Caunis677/
Konissova676/
Canois676/
Kaniez676/
Kanyos675/
Keanes674/
Canish674/
Coniss673/
Kanishova673/
Konies673/
Koonis673/
Kanysz673/
Konais673/
Gkanes673/
Kanaiz673/
Kannys673/
Kaenes672/
Kamnäs672/
Keynis671/
Khanisova671/
Caneis671/
Keneis671/
Kannès671/
Kaniszová671/
Kánish671/
Kèhnis671/
Köhnis671/
Kuinis671/
Qahnis671/
Kainys671/
Khonis671/
Keenis670/
Cangis670/
Kainiz670/

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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 Kaniss
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