Kantz Surname

269,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kantz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9851:367,97932,676
Germany3091:260,53527,919
Austria481:177,40522,887
Canada461:800,99162,809
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Kantz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kantz (Hindi: कान्त, Russian: Кантз) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kantz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantz? popularity and diffusion

Kantz is the 269,724th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,036,314 people. The surname Kantz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kantz live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 985 people, or 1 in 367,979. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Indiana, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Kantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kantz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kantz last name increased 209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kantz last name are 24.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Kantz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaintz91356/
Kauntz91141/
Kŕantz911/
Keantz910/
Kanstz910/
Kaantz910/
Kanz894,084/
Kauntze8326/
Keanetz830/
Kainz8010,405/
Kontz80987/
Kants80916/
Cantz80243/
Khanz80234/
Kancz80131/
Kaunz8051/
Kamtz8027/
Kanzh8011/
Kandz804/
Kaanz801/
Kahnz801/
Katrz801/
Kantć801/
Qantz800/
Kachintz770/
Koontz7315,117/
Kountz731,106/
Quantz73683/
Keintz73195/
Kaints73180/
Kontze73161/
Kaincz73132/
Kantse7338/
Kantsø7330/
Khants7325/
Kointz7312/
Konstz737/
Kanths734/
Kaynts734/
Konntz732/
Kanzss731/
Kaundz731/
Khainz731/
Kohntz731/
Khandz731/
Koyntz731/
Kantch731/
Kaunts730/
Konttz730/
Konz673,857/
Kacz67425/
Kanc67163/
Canz67153/
Kanç6796/
Kountze6758/
Khaynts6742/
Kantche6733/
Khantse673/
Kaintch672/
Keinetz672/
Kainets672/
Kanzowa671/
Kantsch671/
Koontze671/
Kaynets671/
Khaints671/
Quandtz670/

Kantz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kantz in the Hindi language
कान्तkanta-
Kantz in the Russian language
Кантзkantz-

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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 Kantz
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