Kemnitz Surname
Approximately 3,401 people bear this surname
Kemnitz Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Kemnitz (stone), the name of various places in Germany.
Kemnitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,769 | 1:45,509 | 5,970 |
| United States | 1,251 | 1:289,735 | 26,899 |
| Poland | 250 | 1:152,035 | 21,611 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Kemnitz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Kemnitz (stone), the name of various places in Germany.
Kemnitz Demographics
Average Male Kemnitz Height
180.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kemnitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemnitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kemnitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemnitz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,685th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,142,766 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kemnitz reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,769 people, or 1 in 45,509. In Germany Kemnitz is most frequent in: Berlin, where 25 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 22 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.
Kemnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kemnitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemnitz surname expanded 1,226 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kemnitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kemnitz surname are 21.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Kemnitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $45,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning $36,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemmnitz | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kiemnitz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kemneitz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kemniz | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kaemmnitz | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kemnetz | 86 | 163 | / |
| Kämnitz | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kemnits | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kamnitz | 86 | 20 | / |
| Komnitz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Cemnitz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimnitz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kämmnitz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kemnic | 77 | 64 | / |
| Chemmnitz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Camnitz | 71 | 54 | / |
| Kamnetz | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kiemnic | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kemnyts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamnits | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chemnits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemnec | 62 | 10 | / |
| Kamnić | 62 | 6 | / |
| Comnaiz | 57 | 28 | / |
| Kiemnec | 57 | 26 | / |
| Khymenets | 50 | 127 | / |
| Khymenyts | 50 | 3 | / |
| Kaimenets | 50 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kemnitz
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