Katzenberger Surname

138,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Katzenberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Katzenberg (cats’ mountain).

Katzenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7741:45,3815,956
United States1,2351:293,48927,195
Austria1421:59,9689,354
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Katzenberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Katzenberg (cats’ mountain).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Katzenberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katzenberger occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katzenberger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,447th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,254,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Katzenberger are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Katzenberger is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,774 people, or 1 in 45,381. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 59 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Katzenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Katzenberger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Katzenberger surname rose 988 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Katzenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Katzenberger surname are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Katzenberger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $60,014 CAD per year.

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