Könitzer Surname
Approximately 756 people bear this surname
Könitzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 660 | 1:121,978 | 14,924 |
| Switzerland | 94 | 1:87,371 | 9,726 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
The alternate forms: Konitzer (1,306) are calculated separately.
Könitzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Könitzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Könitzer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Konitzer. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Könitzer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 449,900th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Könitzer are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 121,978. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Thuringia, where 52 percent live, Berlin, where 11 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konitzer | 96 | 1,306 | / |
| Kenitzer | 88 | 232 | / |
| Kanitzer | 88 | 64 | / |
| Koenitzer | 82 | 237 | / |
| Kannitzer | 82 | 19 | / |
| Kaneitzer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kanizer | 80 | 20 | / |
| Konizer | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kenizer | 80 | 16 | / |
| Conitzer | 75 | 12 | / |
| Koenitze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanitser | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konetzer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keniezer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Khoneizer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konitsher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koenetzer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaenetzer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenitse | 67 | 23 | / |
| Konidze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanidze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Könitzer
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