Kannegiesser Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Kannegiesser Surname Definition:

“Tin-Founder” in Old German, lite­rally “Can-Caster”.

Kannegiesser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1671:482,06941,726
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia431:627,80744,139
Israel201:427,88233,464
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kannegiesser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Tin-Founder” in Old German, lite­rally “Can-Caster”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kannegiesser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kannegiesser occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kannegiesser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kannegiesser is the 728,955th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Kannegiesser live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany Kannegiesser is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Berlin, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Germany Kannegiesser exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Kannegiesser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kannegiesser surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kannegiesser earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.41% more than the national average, earning $58,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $44,915 CAD per year.

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