Kottnitz Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kottnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kottnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Köttnitz (67) are calculated separately.

Kottnitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kottnitz is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Köttnitz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kottnitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kottnitz is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kottnitz live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is primarily found in: Yukon, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Kottnitz Last Name Statistics demography

Kottnitz earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning R 185,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köttnitz9667/
Koettnitz9415/
Kettnitz885/
Konitz86396/
Konietz8025/
Kounitz8022/
Komnitz806/
Kohnitz806/
Kosnitz802/
Koonitz801/
Koneitz800/
Koniz7733/
Kastnitz751/
Kanitz713,095/
Konicz71216/
Koneiz71171/
Kotnić7186/
Conitz7185/
Konetz7137/
Konits7125/
Kánitz718/
Koniez712/
Kooniz711/
Kouniz711/
Kaunitz67286/
Kasnitz67118/
Kamnitz6720/
Cohnitz673/
Kannitz672/
Kosnicz671/
Koniecz671/
Koneatz671/
Kotniče671/
Konnits671/
Koonetz671/
Cosnitz671/
Kounits670/
Counitz670/
Koutnic670/

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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 Kottnitz
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