Kounitz Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kounitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kounitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Kounitz Last Name Facts

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

Kounitz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kounitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Kounitz are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Kounitz is most common in: New Jersey, where 40 percent live, New York, where 30 percent live and Texas, where 25 percent live. Excluding The United States Kounitz occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent live.

Kounitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kounitz last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Kounitz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.74% more than the national average, earning $59,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunitz92769/
Konitz92396/
Kouniz921/
Kaunitz86286/
Koenitz86127/
Konietz8625/
Komnitz866/
Kohnitz866/
Kosnitz862/
Kunitze861/
Koonitz861/
Kuenitz861/
Koneitz860/
Kunittz860/
Kounits860/
Counitz860/
Koniz8333/
Kuniz834/
Kottnitz8014/
Kousnetz8014/
Kojanitz802/
Khumnitz802/
Kausnitz801/
Kanitz773,095/
Konicz77216/
Koneiz77171/
Cunitz77135/
Conitz7785/
Kunetz7775/
Künitz7770/
Konetz7737/
Konits7725/
Kunits7720/
Kunitš7712/
Kánitz778/
Kunicz778/
Kounic773/
Koniez772/
Kooniz771/
Kounez771/
Konutz771/
Kunuiz771/
Kunitzsch7567/
Kienitz712,421/
Kasnitz71118/
Keinitz7148/
Caunitz7136/
Kamnitz7120/
Kuhnitzsch714/
Cohnitz713/
Koenits712/
Kannitz712/
Kounich711/
Cosnitz711/
Kosnicz711/
Kühnitz711/
Koniecz711/
Koneatz711/
Konnits711/
Koonetz711/
Kaunits711/
Kunnetz710/
Kaenitz710/
Kaniz675,564/
Kunić671,727/
Konić67336/
Kunic67325/
Konic67242/
Konjz67198/
Konič67150/
Kunič6758/
Konitsch6736/
Konez6732/
Kunyz6720/
Kunitsch6718/
Kosnitch6714/
Konyz678/
Kunez674/
Kunizowa671/
Kunjz671/
Kounetse671/
Kusnitch671/
Kuehnitzsch671/
Kowenetz671/
Kuniç671/
Keineitz670/
Cuniz670/
Coniz670/

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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 Kounitz
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