Katzenmayer Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Katzenmayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katzenmayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Austria291:293,63633,260
France191:3,495,933219,029
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Hungary111:892,38945,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Kátzenmáyer (1) are calculated separately.

Katzenmayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katzenmayer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kátzenmáyer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Katzenmayer.

How Common Is The Last Name Katzenmayer? popularity and diffusion

Katzenmayer is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Katzenmayer is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Katzenmayer reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Katzenmayer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 533,149. In Germany Katzenmayer is primarily found in: Hesse, where 65 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Katzenmayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Katzenmayer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Katzenmayer Last Name Statistics demography

Katzenmayer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 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 Katzenmayer
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