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

The last name Kaniss occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaniss is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Kaniss reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kaniss is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Kaniss is most common in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 38 percent live, Washington, where 28 percent live and Arizona, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Kaniss exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Kaniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kaniss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaniss last name rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the 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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