Batz Surname

26,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Batz Surname User-submission:

The Batz surname means 'howler monkey' in many Mayan languages.

There are many howler monkeys in the Maya region in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras.

Batz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala15,5361:1,035174
Germany2,6111:30,8334,065
United States1,8751:193,31119,108
France1041:638,68083,098
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Belize661:5,386925
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Canada451:818,79163,991
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Austria151:567,69652,281
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

The alternate forms: Bätz (3,257) are calculated separately.

Batz (24) may also be a first name.

Batz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Batz surname means 'howler monkey' in many Mayan languages.

There are many howler monkeys in the Maya region in what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Batz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Batz (Arabic: بتز) is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bätz. For other potential spellings of Batz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Batz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,037th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 352,549 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Batz live; 75 percent live in Central America and 75 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name globally, borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is held by 15,536 people, or 1 in 1,035. In Guatemala it is mostly concentrated in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 51 percent live, Quiché Department, where 13 percent live and Guatemala Department, where 9 percent live. Barring Guatemala it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Batz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Batz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Batz surname increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Batz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Batz are 11.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Batz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bätz923,257/
Bautz893,845/
Baatz892,617/
Baetz891,460/
Beatz89812/
Baitz89742/
Batze89141/
Battz8913/
Baytz8913/
Bahtz893/
Baztz891/
Bhatz891/
Bastz891/
Baëtz891/
Badtz891/
Batrz891/
Baz86152,437/
Bautze80157/
Beautz8068/
Batsız8029/
Bautsz8011/
Bhattz804/
Baitez803/
Baaitz802/
Baahtz801/
Betz7539,091/
Baaz7515,295/
Baiz755,465/
Bats754,149/
Botz752,245/
Bazz75854/
Beaz75817/
Bazh75478/
Bauz75379/
Bahz75301/
Bacz75184/
Badz75166/
Bayz75106/
Bötz7568/
Bótz7525/
Baïz7511/
Batc7510/
Bhaz758/
Hbaz758/
Baíz753/
Batx752/
Bazs751/
Bétz751/
Bazï751/
Bahtsız736/
Batzsch732/
Bhattxz731/
Batts6711,869/
Beetz674,692/
Beitz674,231/
Bahaz673,426/
Batch672,644/
Bootz671,787/
Batsh671,747/
Beats67968/
Batse67675/
Hbaiz67375/
Boitz67361/
Batci67339/
Boutz67313/
Badts67264/
Beutz67213/
Bayts67188/
Baucz67172/
Baits67162/
Baatzsch67152/
Vautz67136/
Baats67123/
Hbazh67122/
Bağız67103/
Bauts6791/
Vaitz6781/
Baicz6777/
Boetz6769/
Bajcz6756/
Baitx6753/
Bähtz6743/
Bohtz6740/
Baths6735/
Vaatz6728/
Boytz6720/
Beadz6713/
Behtz6713/
Baãez6713/
Baaiz6712/
Bettz6710/
Batce679/
Hvatz677/
Bottz675/
Basts674/
Batst673/
Botze673/
Baczs672/
Badzh672/
Baizz672/
Bachz672/
Bostz671/
Batss671/
Baidz671/
Baizs671/
Bhats671/
Baecz671/
Vattz671/
Bautc671/
Badst671/
Botsz671/
Bahuz671/
Baazh671/
Bazsz671/
Bagyz671/
Bascz671/
Bahts670/
Bazzs670/
Bedtz670/

Batz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Batz in the Arabic language
بتزbtz-

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