Karnitz Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

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

Karnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:995,76673,638
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Karnitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnitz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 712,393rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. Karnitz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Karnitz are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Karnitz is most common in The United States, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 995,766. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 34 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Karnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karnitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karnitz surname expanded 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karnitz last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.52% being registered with the party.

Karnitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,452 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearnitz930/
Karniz92225/
Kornitz86136/
Karnizs8663/
Carnitz8655/
Kernitz8636/
Karnetz863/
Karnits861/
Karnnits800/
Karnic7718/
Karnez775/
Karnić774/
Karnyz772/
Korniz771/
Karnitsch7522/
Karnics7131/
Kornits7128/
Kornetz7123/
Karnich7118/
Kornicz7118/
Karnets7113/
Kornizs7110/
Karnyts714/
Carniez711/
Kernits711/
Kearnez711/
Karnitsova711/
Korniets67374/
Kotrnetz6729/
Karneich672/
Karniche671/

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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 Karnitz
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