Kunze Surname
Approximately 49,693 people bear this surname
Kunze Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Conrad (bold, counsel).
Kunze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40,950 | 1:1,966 | 167 |
| United States | 4,744 | 1:76,404 | 8,745 |
| Zimbabwe | 788 | 1:19,592 | 2,912 |
| Brazil | 624 | 1:343,068 | 13,173 |
| Austria | 485 | 1:17,558 | 2,675 |
| Poland | 209 | 1:181,860 | 24,921 |
| Tanzania | 170 | 1:311,421 | 23,787 |
| Switzerland | 155 | 1:52,987 | 6,909 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Argentina | 149 | 1:286,869 | 22,979 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Guatemala | 140 | 1:114,876 | 3,089 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Netherlands | 87 | 1:194,105 | 27,180 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Paraguay | 44 | 1:164,472 | 3,287 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Hungary | 27 | 1:363,566 | 25,782 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 440 | 1:114,133 | 11,279 |
The alternate forms: Künze (124) & Kunże (1) are calculated separately.
Kunze (425) may also be a first name.
Kunze Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Conrad (bold, counsel).
Kunze Demographics
Kunze Political Affiliation
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Kunze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kunze is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Künze or Kunże. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunze? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,308th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 146,651 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kunze reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kunze is also the 416,660th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 425 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 40,950 people, or 1 in 1,966. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Kunze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kunze has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kunze Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kunze last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Kunze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.18% less than the national average, earning 245,105 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.73% more than the national average, earning R 377,208 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $47,384 CAD per year.
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