Aretz Surname
Approximately 4,357 people bear this surname
Aretz Surname User-submission:
The Aretz surname comes from the Hebrew word aretz, which means 'Earth' or 'land'.
Aretz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,243 | 1:24,824 | 3,299 |
| United States | 423 | 1:856,877 | 65,220 |
| Netherlands | 298 | 1:56,668 | 9,739 |
| Brazil | 251 | 1:852,886 | 30,751 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Aretz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Aretz surname comes from the Hebrew word aretz, which means 'Earth' or 'land'.
- paularetzAretz Demographics
Average Aretz Salary in
United States
$46,929 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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