Kmetz Surname

164,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kmetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kmetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2731:159,46316,243
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kmetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kmetz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kmetz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kmetz is the 164,716th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,768,824 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kmetz live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kmetz is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,273 people, or 1 in 159,463. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Kmetz is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.

Kmetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kmetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kmetz last name increased 227,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kmetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kmetz are 1.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Kmetz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $48,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kmetcz9112/
Kmeitz912/
Kmietz911/
Kmez8913/
Kmets80330/
Kmecz80127/
Kmatz8040/
Kmiez8015/
Kmedz801/
Kmeez800/
Kmetzsch77103/
Kmiecz738/
Khmeez731/
Kmetch731/
Kmec671,662/
Kmeč67105/
Kmetsch6763/
Kmeć6711/
Cmez672/
Kmyz671/
Kmjz671/
Kmiz671/

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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 Kmetz
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