Kanitzer Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kanitzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanitzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kanitzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanitzer is most common in France. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanitzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanitzer is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kanitzer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France Kanitzer is most common in: Grand Est, where 93 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 4 percent are found. Not including France it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

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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
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