Apitz Surname

168,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Apitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8791:42,8455,626
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Venezuela2601:116,1703,990
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Apitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,090th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,833,416 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Apitz reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,879 people, or 1 in 42,845. In Germany Apitz is most common in: Brandenburg, where 18 percent are found, Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 17 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Venezuela, where 10 percent are found.

Apitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Apitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Apitz last name grew 970 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Apitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Apitz surname are 19.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Apitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 119.04% more than the national average, earning $108,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hapitz919/
Aspitz914/
Apittz911/
Apistz911/
Apiz89161/
Auspitz83208/
Gappitz8352/
Ashpitz837/
Haspitz831/
Opitz8024,101/
Hapiz80545/
Apetz80188/
Apaiz8080/
Epitz805/
Aphiz802/
Apiez801/
Apeiz801/
Apitzsch77621/
Oppitz731,743/
Hapidz73212/
Opaitz7319/
Gapetz7315/
Haphiz739/
Apitse734/
Appetz732/
Apitch731/
Opeitz731/
Apitsh731/
Aipits731/
Aaphiz731/
Opitze731/
Apeetz731/
Haputz730/
Opiz67706/
Epiz67659/
Apić67392/
Apez67147/
Apic6747/
Apitsch6710/
Apitche677/
Apyz672/
O'Spitz671/
Oshpitz671/
Gaupetz670/

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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 Apitz
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