Tanzer Surname

92,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Tanzer Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) This is the German-Yiddish for “dancer.” Some individuals achieved the distinction of being very adept at dancing, especially at community weddings.

Tanzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,7661:4,822537
United States1,0781:336,23330,343
Germany9551:84,29910,637
Australia3541:76,2598,927
Israel3081:27,7854,026
Italy1271:481,54949,699
France741:897,604104,173
Canada681:541,84745,466
Turkey651:1,197,25350,929
England651:857,20145,134
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Tánzer (1) are calculated separately.

Tanzer (1,064) may also be a first name.

Tanzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) This is the German-Yiddish for “dancer.” Some individuals achieved the distinction of being very adept at dancing, especially at community weddings.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Tanzer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanzer is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tánzer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanzer is the 92,944th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,418,362 people. The last name Tanzer is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Tanzer are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 245,329th most common first name on earth, borne by 1,064 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 1,766 people, or 1 in 4,822. In Austria it is mostly found in: Lower Austria, where 31 percent reside, Tyrol, where 24 percent reside and Vienna, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Austria this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Tanzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanzer surname expanded 2,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanzer surname are 42.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.81% more than the national average, earning R 470,064 per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.2% more than the national average, earning $86,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tánzer941/
Tanczer92183/
Tanzeer9245/
Tantzer9216/
Tanzier922/
Thanzer920/
Tanze91743/
Thanzeer8618/
Tanger836,043/
Tanzir831,383/
Tanzey831,337/
Tanser83625/
Tancer83459/
Tanzie8369/
Tanjer8356/
Tonzer8327/
Tanzee834/
Teanze832/
Tanzei831/
Tamzer831/
Tanzea831/
Tanzeh831/
Tanzerová8028/
Tanzerova803/
Tanseer77242/
Tangert77122/
Teinzer7774/
Tantser7767/
Thanger7749/
Tanjeer7731/
Tancher7728/
Tangier7722/
Tansier7713/
Tangerh7712/
Tangere7711/
Thanzie775/
Tanceer773/
Thanzir771/
Tannger771/
Tánczer771/
Tandzie771/
Tancser771/
Tasinze771/
Tanseur771/
Tanzire771/
Tandjer771/
Thancer770/
Tantzscher7534/
Tanczerová7522/
Tantzerová752/
Tanczerova751/
Tange7313,506/
Tanzi7310,418/
Tanza73858/
Tanje73215/
Tanzy73208/
Tanse73171/
Tonze73159/
Tance73130/
Tanzj7322/
Tamze7314/
Thanseer7187/
Tansheir7126/
Thanzire7119/
Tacinger716/
Tatinger715/
Tanchert712/
Thanzirt711/
Thainger711/
Tansheer711/
Tasinger711/
Tanchere711/
Tangerre711/
Taşinger711/
Tanscher711/
Thange677,498/
Tansey675,489/
Tangie671,250/
Tanjir671,132/
Tanzid67903/
Tamnge67800/
Tanche67410/
Tangey67269/
Tonçer67267/
Tangir67216/
Tantscher67215/
Tonger67190/
Tansir67188/
Tanges67152/
Tancerová67142/
Tandje67113/
Tanseh6797/
Tandzi6788/
Taitinger6787/
Tanjei6776/
Tonzeu6773/
Tangiz6765/
Tanget6764/
Tangea6761/
Teinze6756/
Tanses6749/
Tangee6747/
Thanzi6745/
Tausinger6740/
Toncer6726/
Tonjer6725/
Tamser6722/
Tansie6718/
Tansse6718/
Tances6717/
Tassinger6715/
Tancey6714/
Tandge6714/
Thanse6714/
Tattinger6714/
Tangep6713/
Tanjea6712/
Taanje6712/
Tanzoa6711/
Tansep6711/
Tanshe6711/
Tanjep6711/
Tanjee6710/
Tanzirova6710/
Tanzhi6710/
Tancir678/
Tanged677/
Tanzai677/
Tamzes676/
Tomzer674/
Tanjet674/
Tancerova674/
Tangeľ674/
Tamzet673/
Thansheer673/
Tanjes673/
Tanzii673/
Tansee673/
Ttanzi673/
Tainge672/
Tansei672/
Tainse672/
Tánger672/
Tamzir672/
Thonze672/
Tanzay671/
Teange671/
Taange671/
Tanjed671/
Taunge671/
Tamzea671/
Tassenger671/
Teance671/
Tonzea671/
Tomnze671/
Tanzit671/
Táncer671/
Teunze671/
Tamzed671/
Tamger671/
Tamcer671/
Tounze671/
Tanhge671/
Tancet671/
Tatnse671/
Taszinger671/
Tanset671/
Tanzaa671/
Thandjere671/
Thanchear671/
Tanzhy671/
Tanzzi671/
Thance670/
Tonser670/
Tamzie670/
Taunce670/

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