Calitz Surname

74,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Calitz Surname Definition:

Place name. Town in Poland, also known as Calisch or Kalisch.

Calitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,3541:8,5271,078
Australia521:519,14839,018
England461:1,211,26256,182
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Calitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name. Town in Poland, also known as Calisch or Kalisch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Calitz Last Name Facts

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

Calitz is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Calitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Calitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Calitz is the 74,781st most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,108,709 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Calitz are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Calitz is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 6,354 people, or 1 in 8,527. In South Africa Calitz is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Calitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Calitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.71% more than the national average, earning R 581,532 per year and in United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Callitz926/
Caulitz923/
Caloitz921/
Catlitz921/
Caliz917,307/
Colitz83112/
Kalitz8395/
Caliez8356/
Caletz8314/
Calliz836/
Calicz834/
Caluiz831/
Calitc831/
Cauliez77514/
Kaulitz77374/
Kaylitz7743/
Qualitz7733/
Kailitz7727/
Collitz7710/
Calliez772/
Caloicz771/
Kalaitz771/
Colitzs770/
Katlitz770/
Coliotz770/
Calic73435/
Kaliz73203/
Coliz73129/
Calez7359/
Céliz7310/
Calyz732/
Qaliz731/
Caléz731/
Cailliez71863/
Caulliez71406/
Kaehlitz7111/
Collaitz712/
Calaites711/
Kalaitzh711/
Callists710/
Kolitz67222/
Kalicz67164/
Calich6756/
Calici6738/
Callez6725/
Kauliz6724/
Calics6723/
Kaletz6713/
Kalutz6710/
Kalitzsch6710/
Kalidz678/
Calucz677/
Khaliz677/
Kelitz676/
Kalits676/
Colliz673/
Callic673/
Kaloiz672/
Colits672/
Caleci671/
Coliez671/
Kahliz671/
Kalliz671/
Cailez671/
Couliz671/
Coletz671/
Callyz671/

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