Tanzer Surname
Approximately 5,138 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1,766 | 1:4,822 | 537 |
| United States | 1,078 | 1:336,233 | 30,343 |
| Germany | 955 | 1:84,299 | 10,637 |
| Australia | 354 | 1:76,259 | 8,927 |
| Israel | 308 | 1:27,785 | 4,026 |
| Italy | 127 | 1:481,549 | 49,699 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Turkey | 65 | 1:1,197,253 | 50,929 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
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.
Tanzer Demographics
Average Male Tanzer Height
176.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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