Kuzniar Surname

293,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kuzniar Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who prepared skins or furs, a furrier.

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Kuzniar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8921:406,34435,432
Poland861:441,96245,671
Canada711:518,95243,932
England651:857,20145,134
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
France201:3,321,136213,627
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway71:734,61250,907
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Kuźniar (42), Kužniar (16), Kużniar (1) & Kúžniar (1) are calculated separately.

Kuzniar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who prepared skins or furs, a furrier.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'blacksmith'.

- toniburchett

Kuzniar Last Name Facts

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

Kuzniar is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Kuźniar, Kužniar, Kużniar or Kúžniar. Click here for other possible spellings of Kuzniar.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuzniar? popularity and diffusion

Kuzniar is the 293,918th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,610,120 people. The surname Kuzniar is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kuzniar are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 892 people, or 1 in 406,344. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 33 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Kuzniar is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Kuzniar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuzniar surname are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuzniar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning $53,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $51,031 CAD per year.

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