Britz Surname

24,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Britz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Britz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,7791:3,666485
Germany2,7431:29,3493,867
United States1,8721:193,62119,128
Namibia7081:3,403593
Brazil5661:378,22314,452
England2021:275,83221,591
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Australia1181:228,77721,625
France931:714,22389,679
Botswana771:28,4025,684
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Luxembourg391:14,8863,396
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Austria271:315,38635,058
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Israel121:713,13647,700
Wales111:281,32115,850
Swaziland91:144,244719
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Britz (147) may also be a first name.

Britz Last Name Facts

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

Britz (Russian: Бритз) occurs most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Britz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Britz is the 24,785th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 334,491 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Britz live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 147 people.

Britz is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,779 people, or 1 in 3,666. In South Africa Britz is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Britz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Britz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Britz last name rose 863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Britz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Britz surname are 0.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Britz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.87% more than the national average, earning R 379,920 per year; in United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britze91508/
Brittz91354/
Brietz91187/
Breitz9174/
Britzs911/
Bruitz910/
Braitz910/
Briz898,367/
Breitez831/
Brits8018,634/
Bretz809,039/
Briez80971/
Brizh80290/
Braiz80233/
Breiz80221/
Brutz80134/
Bruiz8097/
Brizz8054/
Brätz8037/
Brytz8031/
Broiz8015/
Britc803/
Bricz802/
Bridz801/
Britx801/
Britts73582/
Britch73437/
Breetz73362/
Britse73102/
Bridts7388/
Bridzh7357/
Breizh7329/
Britsh7312/
Brytcz736/
Brítez735/
Breits735/
Breatz733/
Breutz732/
Briths732/
Brettz732/
Bruttz731/
Britce731/
Broizh731/
Briets731/
Bretze731/
Braidz731/
Brizzs731/
Brists730/
Britsch671,869/
Bric671,159/
Brez67878/
Braitch6781/
Brić6736/
Brič6719/
Bryz6714/
Briç672/
Breites671/
Brietts671/
Britche670/
Braitsh670/
Briotts670/
Bridtch670/

Britz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Britz in the Russian language
Бритзbritz-

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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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  • 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 Britz
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