Kornitz Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kornitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kornitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Israel351:244,50422,492
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Germany121:6,708,788223,026

Kornitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kornitz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kornitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Kornitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kornitz are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Kornitz is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 58 percent are found, California, where 30 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Kornitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kornitz surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

Kornitz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.75% more than the national average, earning $61,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korniz921/
Karnitz86411/
Kernitz8636/
Kornits8628/
Kornetz8623/
Kornicz8618/
Kurnitz8612/
Kornizs8610/
Korniets80374/
Kotrnetz8029/
Karniz77225/
Kornić77114/
Kornic7753/
Corniz7710/
Kornez771/
Kornich7165/
Karnizs7163/
Carnitz7155/
Kornets7143/
Cornetz7141/
Kornitsova7127/
Kurnits7123/
Kornics717/
Kurnetz717/
Karnetz713/
Kornyts713/
Korniec713/
Karnits711/
Kernits711/
Khornets6726/
Korneets6726/
Korneich6720/
Corneetz6714/
Korneitsova674/
Kornoich671/
Karnnits670/

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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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  • 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 Kornitz
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