Kanisz Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kanisz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Kánisz (45) are calculated separately.
Kanisz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanisz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanisz is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kánisz. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanisz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kanisz are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
Kanisz is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 307,506. In Northern Ireland Kanisz is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kanisz
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