Blitz Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Blitz Surname User-submission:

The Blitz surname means 'lightning' in German.

The Blitz surname comes from the German word plötz, meaning 'suddenly'. Most likely a nickname.

Blitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1041:172,27117,367
Germany4661:172,75820,319
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
England1351:412,72628,150
France691:962,648108,938
Australia571:473,60936,415
Canada491:751,95159,756
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Blitz (135) may also be a first name.

Blitz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Blitz surname means 'lightning' in German.

The Blitz surname comes from the German word plötz, meaning 'suddenly'. Most likely a nickname.

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Blitz Last Name Facts

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

Blitz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,121st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,209,686 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Blitz are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blitz is also the 797,647th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 135 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,104 people, or 1 in 172,271. In The United States Blitz is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Blitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blitz surname are 6.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.86% less than the national average, earning R 159,540 per year; in United States they earn 24.14% more than the national average, earning $53,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.58% more than the national average, earning $74,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blietz91370/
Bleitz9171/
Blaitz911/
Blitze910/
Blitzh910/
Bliz896/
Billitz8360/
Blaitez837/
Bellitz835/
Bleitez833/
Blits80395/
Bletz80359/
Blätz80137/
Bliez8083/
Bleiz8050/
Blaiz8023/
Blizz806/
Bloiz803/
Blutz801/
Billistz771/
Blitch731,083/
Belliz7321/
Blitts739/
Billiz739/
Bleutz738/
Blitss733/
Bleits731/
Bliscz731/
Bliodz731/
Blethz731/
Bletze730/
Bliedz730/
Blietzsch7111/
Billhaitz711/
Blitsch67191/
Blez67178/
Bliszcz67101/
Billetz6779/
Belletz6778/
Billiez6767/
Blic6760/
Billits6741/
Bellaiz6713/
Blić674/
Bleytez673/
Bellizz672/
Blič671/
Bljz671/
Bluitts670/

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