Kanofsky Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kanofsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanofsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kanofsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanofsky is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanofsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanofsky is the 1,048,281st most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Kanofsky are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 1,693,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, New Jersey, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Kanofsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kanofsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kanofsky surname grew 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kanofsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanofsky last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54% being registered to vote for the party.

Kanofsky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.86% more than the national average, earning $56,895 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Kanofsky
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