Aretz Surname

107,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Aretz Surname User-submission:

The Aretz surname comes from the Hebrew word aretz, which means 'Earth' or 'land'.

Aretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2431:24,8243,299
United States4231:856,87765,220
Netherlands2981:56,6689,739
Brazil2511:852,88630,751
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
England121:4,643,172139,951
France111:6,038,429280,838
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Aretz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Aretz surname comes from the Hebrew word aretz, which means 'Earth' or 'land'.

- paularetz

Aretz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aretz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aretz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aretz is the 107,131st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,672,606 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Aretz live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Aretz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 3,243 people, or 1 in 24,824. In Germany Aretz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany Aretz exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Aretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aretz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,021 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Aretz are 24.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71% registered with the political party.

Aretz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garetz9159/
Arretz9141/
Aretzz911/
Areutz910/
Arez891,193/
Gareitz834/
Haaretz831/
Garretz831/
Arrietz831/
Harietz830/
Harez8018,405/
Arrez80920/
Arets80667/
Ahrez80191/
Aritz8051/
Ariez8038/
Aurez8032/
Eretz8027/
Areez8023/
Airez8020/
Aarez8019/
Areaz807/
Ayrez806/
Earez805/
Oretz804/
Areiz802/
Aredz802/
Aerez802/
Arehz802/
Arezh802/
Arotz802/
Aratz801/
Aretc801/
Areuz800/
Areyz800/
Hareez73327/
Harets73257/
Haratz73185/
Haritz73142/
Garets73126/
Haurez73105/
Harrez7394/
Garitz7375/
Aerezh7355/
Goretz7337/
Arhets7336/
Horetz7332/
Heretz7326/
Arretx7325/
Arreiz7311/
Arrets7310/
Aurets738/
Hareiz736/
Aharez736/
Aareez733/
Hairez733/
Auritz732/
Ehretz732/
Aureiz732/
Garecz731/
Hariez731/
Ayriez731/
Argitz731/
Airets731/
Arritz730/
Areuts730/
Ahrets730/
Oreitz730/
D'Arretze711/
Erez6711,553/
Ariz673,900/
Hauritz67430/
Harritz67270/
Orez6797/
Arraitz6739/
Arec6739/
Hauriez6735/
Gareits6724/
Garritz6717/
Hariets6716/
Arretch675/
Harratz675/
Èrez672/
Garrets672/
Aryz672/
Hooretz672/
Heuretz672/
Haruitz672/
Haureiz672/
Aretche672/
Gaurets671/
Gareacz671/
Arèz671/
Heretsz671/
Arriets671/
Arjz671/
Harithz671/
Harreez671/
Atretch670/
Gargets670/

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