Karnbach Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Karnbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3171:253,96027,423
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kärnbach (11) are calculated separately.

Karnbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnbach occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kärnbach. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 600,164th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name Karnbach is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Karnbach are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 253,960. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Karnbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karnbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karnbach surname rose 9,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karnbach surname are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.45% registered with the political party.

Karnbach earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning $39,260 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
  • 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 Karnbach
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