Fritz Forename

3,055th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 341,778 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fritz Forename Definition:

Occasionally heard in England as a diminutive of Frederick), it is properly the pet-form of the German equivalent Fri(e)drich. During the war of 1914-18, it was the Tommies’ generic name for a German soldier, though Jerry was rather more frequent during the last two years: see S.

Fritz Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
230,9401:419124
Switzerland
100%
31,3081:26257
Haiti
100%
20,2681:52967
United States
100%
14,9211:24,2971,834
Austria
100%
13,9551:610143
Philippines
93%
 
7,4431:14,2431,708
Chile
50%
 
3,1111:5,660548
Cameroon
100%
2,0861:10,3601,220
Sweden
100%
2,0821:4,735540
Ghana
100%
1,7981:15,0091,261
South Africa
98%
 
1,6491:33,0703,900
Canada
100%
1,2851:25,7852,162
Denmark-1,2751:4,431560
Brazil
100%
1,1401:187,9268,574
Saudi Arabia-8741:35,2554,434
Norway
100%
8171:6,282686
Peru
99%
 
7341:43,3132,368
Indonesia
100%
7181:359,28129,748
Namibia-4711:5,104749
Dominican Republic-4391:23,7612,105
France
100%
3601:184,6403,117
Australia-3421:39,9352,092
Netherlands
100%
3011:56,1533,677
Italy
96%
 
2861:213,5042,985
Samoa-2741:712214
Belgium
100%
2721:42,2432,247
New Zealand-2111:21,4981,652
England
99%
 
1941:286,6137,378
Poland
100%
1881:202,2723,614
Mexico
100%
1731:717,5986,801
Jamaica-1281:22,5251,776
Thailand
100%
1081:648,75827,961
Bahamas-981:4,075698
Spain
100%
881:528,7506,543
Argentina
 
64%
841:509,2053,724
Venezuela
100%
691:437,70912,272
Liechtenstein-651:582135
Portugal-551:189,2884,092
Liberia
100%
501:88,2413,952
Ecuador-491:361,7744,580
Mauritius-421:30,9002,306
Finland
100%
391:140,5942,829
China-381:35,948,83661,432
Estonia
100%
341:38,6882,486
Micronesia-331:3,227418
Zimbabwe
100%
331:467,38821,637
Iceland
100%
311:11,8071,007
India
100%
281:43,388,499783,893
Papua New Guinea
94%
 
271:301,93824,448
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Colombia
100%
261:1,837,65116,034
Hong Kong-261:298,1823,645
Ireland
100%
251:185,7413,671
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
251:54,4574,742
Malaysia
100%
241:1,268,74841,875
Singapore
100%
241:261,9619,116
Malta-231:18,6681,434
French Polynesia-221:12,6321,507
Russia
100%
221:6,556,07728,980
Guam-211:7,6501,166
Nicaragua
100%
211:286,5876,256
Greenland-201:2,819456
Paraguay
100%
201:361,8404,257
Qatar
82%
 
201:118,48012,874
Iraq-191:1,843,04511,423
Nigeria
100%
181:9,864,687115,427
Costa Rica
100%
171:280,4685,518
Panama
100%
161:244,1608,726
United Arab Emirates-161:447,00016,807
Greece
100%
151:728,9708,230
Bolivia-131:815,4933,165
Cayman Islands-131:4,715843
Scotland
100%
131:411,5675,527
Croatia
100%
101:421,7085,130
American Samoa-91:6,2051,322
Gabon-91:209,2602,118
Kenya-91:5,145,23427,509
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Northern Mariana Islands-91:6,074908
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Anguilla
100%
81:1,657292
Benin
100%
81:1,321,98030,116
Czechia
94%
 
81:1,332,0203,968
Congo
100%
71:715,60113,459
Honduras-71:1,259,63812,726
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Luxembourg
100%
71:80,5782,576
Tanzania-71:7,541,18837,665
Belize
100%
61:59,0524,175
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
South Korea-51:1,108,88418,705
Uruguay-51:685,5277,487
Angola
100%
41:6,741,6524,704
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Burundi-41:2,476,6401,357
Cuba-41:2,876,6386,272
DR Congo
50%
 
41:18,456,90195,891
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Guatemala
100%
41:4,027,1077,742
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Marshall Islands
100%
41:12,8081,787
Romania-41:5,012,99431,756
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Saint Kitts and Nevis-41:13,7151,549
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Taiwan
100%
41:5,942,42087,370
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Hungary
100%
31:3,263,9244,413
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
Monaco
100%
31:12,8221,634
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Belarus
100%
21:4,741,19216,466
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Serbia
100%
21:3,572,8608,125
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Palau-11:21,711239
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia
100%
11:2,458,7586,723
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398

Fritz (132,440) may also be a surname.

Fritz Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Occasionally heard in England as a diminutive of Frederick), it is properly the pet-form of the German equivalent Fri(e)drich. During the war of 1914-18, it was the Tommies’ generic name for a German soldier, though Jerry was rather more frequent during the last two years: see S. and S.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Teutonic (masculine) - Peaceful ruler.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Peaceful ruler.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Fritz Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fritze91350/
Frietz9190/
Freitz9142/
Frittz9132/
Frithz9126/
Fritzh917/
Fritzz916/
Fhritz914/
Fruitz913/
Frihtz912/
Fridtz911/
Fritcz911/
Fritrz911/
Fritsz911/
Ffritz911/
Wfritz911/
Friz89204/
Fritzce831/
Fritz's831/
Fritczh831/
Fritchz831/
Freitze831/
Freitez831/
Frits8024,007/
Fretz80289/
Fridz8032/
Frytz8031/
Fraiz8025/
Frizz8025/
Friez8015/
Freiz8014/
Vritz809/
Fricz805/
Frutz804/
Frizh803/
Fritc802/
Froiz802/
Frihz801/
Fritx801/
Frjtz801/
Fritzsch771/
Friets73180/
Fritch73118/
Fritts7347/
Frists7339/
Fretze7326/
Fritse7324/
Fruits7319/
Friths7317/
Fridts737/
Fritsh735/
Fritci735/
Frethz735/
Frizts734/
Frrits733/
Freatz733/
Freits733/
Fritce732/
Freetz732/
Fritss732/
Phritz732/
Frihts731/
Fhrizz731/
Fritds731/
Frytzz731/
Pfrits731/
Friedz731/
Fridst731/
Fredtz731/
Fretzh731/
Frettz731/
Fraytz731/
Freizh731/
Fritzsche7111/
Freischtz711/
Frez67170/
Fritche6796/
Fric6785/
Freites6762/
Fritsch6715/
Freitch674/
Fraites673/
Fryz672/
Frič671/
Frittsj671/
Frithce671/
Freytez671/
Friedts671/
Freiths671/
Freetze671/
Fhrjtoz671/

Fritz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fritz in the Russian language
Фритзfritz-

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