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 is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaniss? popularity and diffusion

Kaniss is the 2,220,661st most common family name at a global level, 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. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Kaniss is most frequent in: Texas, where 38 percent reside, Washington, where 28 percent reside and Arizona, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Kaniss occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Kaniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaniss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaniss last name 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 Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with 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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