Lanitz Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lanitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lanitz Last Name Facts

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

Lanitz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lanitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lanitz are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany Lanitz is most frequent in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany Lanitz occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Lanitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lanitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Launitz9210/
Lasnitz921/
Langitz921/
Laniz9183/
Langnitz861/
Leaniz83500/
Laniez83343/
Lonitz83108/
Lenitz8339/
Lanetz8312/
Lanicz836/
Llaniz834/
Lanits832/
Laneiz831/
Lanoiz831/
Lainiz831/
Laaniz831/
Lomnitz77225/
Lohnitz7729/
Launits7728/
Leinitz7726/
Löhnitz7714/
Langetz7712/
Lainiez773/
Leaniez773/
Langniz771/
Lehnitz771/
Lagnaiz771/
Lanez731,230/
Leniz731,046/
Lanic73566/
Léniz7311/
Lanić738/
Loniz731/
Leimnitz7116/
Leignitz710/
Lainez6747,748/
Laynez677,358/
Llanez672,294/
Lanets671,342/
Lanich67344/
Lannez67341/
Leanez67130/
Lianez67104/
Langić6796/
Lannic6794/
Launez6751/
Lanici6736/
Lagnez6733/
Laniec6725/
Lenetz6722/
Leiniz6712/
Lenits6710/
Lenicz675/
Laenez675/
Leuniz674/
Lanyzs673/
Lasnić673/
Laìnez672/
Lloniz671/
Lyanez671/
Lonetz671/
Lanids671/
Lonicz671/
Leañiz671/
Laiñez671/
Lanđić671/
Laneci671/
Lenoiz670/

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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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  • 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 Lanitz
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