Eltz Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Eltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5511:388,52014,841
United States3871:936,58670,075
Germany991:813,18659,527
Luxembourg601:9,6761,612
Austria471:181,17923,261
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Eltz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eltz is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eltz? popularity and diffusion

Eltz is the 320,940th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Eltz reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 388,520. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 91 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 3 percent are found and São Paulo, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Eltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eltz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eltz surname grew 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eltz last name are 15.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.03% being registered with the party.

Eltz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geltz89767/
Heltz89302/
Eltze89268/
Oeltz8938/
Jeltz8915/
Elz86685/
Hoeltz80127/
Eiletz8068/
Heltze803/
Heiltz801/
Gieltz800/
Heultz800/
Yoeltz800/
Hieltz800/
Oltz75496/
Altz75174/
Oelz75109/
Elts7593/
Helz7564/
Iltz7531/
Öltz756/
Eulz753/
Elzh752/
Yelz752/
Jltz751/
Ellz751/
Eylz751/
Ejlz751/
Eltc750/
Eltzsch7344/
Holtz6724,456/
Hiltz674,663/
Eilts671,831/
Hoelz67487/
Giltz67322/
Elsts67156/
Gelts6795/
Höltz6784/
Ehlts6764/
Haltz6762/
Heulz6723/
Helcz6723/
Helts6711/
Jelcz6710/
Ielts677/
Oeltzsch675/
Jelts673/
Ellts673/
Eltse672/
Healz672/
Illtz672/
Heltx671/
Eichiltz671/
Jeldz671/
Öltze671/
Eltce671/
Yoltz670/
Aelts670/
Yelts670/
Eelts670/
Jiltz670/

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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
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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 Eltz
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