Surname Kanitz (Kanitz 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Kanitz is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, where it is a rare surname, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Brazil, and the United States.
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| Kanitz | Brazil, United States, Austria, Romania, Germany |
| christoph friedrich von kanitz (b. 1617) |
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| ludwig von kanitz (b. 1626) |
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| otto ludwig von kanitz German military personnel, DE (b. 1661) |
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| christoph albrecht von kanitz (b. 1653) |
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| victoria tugendreich von kanitz DE (b. 1657) |
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| christoph heinrich von kanitz DE (b. 1664) |
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| hans wilhelm von kanitz soldier, DE (b. 1692) |
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| samuel friedrich kanitz RU (b. 1689) |
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charlotte kanitz German writer (1773-1826), DE (b. 1773) |
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| charlotte sophie von kanitz (b. 1748) |
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felix philipp emanuel kanitz Austro-Hungarian archaeologist (1829-1904), AT (b. 1829) |
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| alexander graf von kanitz (b. 1778) |
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kanitz ágoston Hungarian botanist (1843-1896), HU (b. 1843) |
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| ernst wilhelm von kanitz (b. 1789) |
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| emil graf von kanitz (b. 1807) |
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