Fritz Surname

4,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Fritz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) a diminutive of Friedrich = Frederick, q.v. in Dict.

Fritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany46,4951:1,731146
United States46,0151:7,877931
Austria8,4461:1,00864
South Africa6,3271:8,5631,080
France3,8451:17,2751,903
Chile3,1881:5,526663
Brazil2,8981:73,8702,757
Argentina1,9941:21,4361,788
Canada1,9671:18,7322,640
Hungary1,3611:7,213866
Sweden1,1931:8,254761
Switzerland1,0801:7,6051,220
Australia8221:32,8414,339
Micronesia7191:14817
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Netherlands4571:36,9526,226
England3401:163,87715,242
Poland3331:114,14017,129
Italy2941:208,01629,664
Mexico2481:500,5098,972
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Haiti2071:51,6133,087
Colombia1981:241,2835,332
Paraguay1951:37,1121,185
Denmark1891:29,8663,091
Czechia1801:59,0759,901
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Nauru1371:8710
Spain1361:343,76519,825
Croatia1151:36,7707,465
Trinidad and Tobago1031:13,2421,739
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Bahamas821:4,777487
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Japan661:1,937,03527,402
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Luxembourg601:9,6761,612
Slovenia581:42,8917,610
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominica551:1,380256
Jamaica541:53,1473,020
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Peru471:676,25816,167
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Norway371:138,98117,684
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Turks and Caicos Islands301:1,144138
India261:29,502,515369,827
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Romania241:836,57852,064
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Liechtenstein161:2,399253
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Finland131:422,82327,659
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
China121:113,943,4645,994
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel121:713,13647,700
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Palau91:2,40559
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Belize71:50,7822,565
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Namibia61:401,56710,578
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1221:6,183777

Fritz (341,778) may also be a first name.

Fritz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) a diminutive of Friedrich = Frederick, q.v. in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Fritz, a pet form of Friedrich (peace, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fritz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fritz (Arabic: فرتيز, Tibetan: ཕིརིཛ་) is found most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fritz.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,249th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 55,025 people. The last name Fritz occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Fritz are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fritz is also the 3,055th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 341,778 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 46,495 people, or 1 in 1,731. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Fritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fritz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fritz last name are 34.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Fritz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.42% more than the national average, earning 558,635 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,872 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning R 290,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $17,543,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fritze915,427/
Frittz9184/
Frithz9144/
Fritsz9143/
Frietz9137/
Fritzø9111/
Freitz917/
Fritzz914/
Fraitz912/
Fritzh911/
Ffritz911/
Fruitz910/
Fritcz910/
Friz894,511/
Freitez8312,750/
Fritzøe8335/
Fréitez836/
Fritsze835/
D'Fritz831/
Fritszh831/
Fristhz830/
Fretz804,180/
Frits801,567/
Fraiz801,186/
Friez80433/
Fricz80399/
Froiz80286/
Frytz80116/
Freiz8050/
Fridz8012/
Frizh8010/
Frizz806/
Fritc804/
Frutz804/
Frizs804/
Fruiz802/
Frütz801/
Fritzsch773,916/
Fritzshe772/
Freittez771/
Friedtzh770/
Fritts738,201/
Fritch732,701/
Fruits73724/
Freits7344/
Fretze7344/
Fraits7336/
Fricze7331/
Fritsh7328/
Fritse7324/
Fretzs7321/
Friets7319/
Friths7318/
Fritsø734/
Frichz734/
Freidz733/
Frists732/
Friedz732/
Freatz732/
Fritsc732/
Fretrz731/
Fritci731/
Frithc731/
Fruetz731/
Főrizs731/
Fraizs731/
Frytsz731/
Fritss731/
Frrits731/
Fritzsche7118,691/
Fritzszhe711/
Fristszch711/
Fritsch6746,451/
Freites6717,674/
Frez672,895/
Fric672,063/
Fryz671,081/
Frič67832/
Freytez67663/
Fritche67546/
Fraites67302/
Fristch6727/
Frić6724/
Frýz6721/
Fréz6714/
Fruitts6710/
Fraitts679/
Fritshe678/
Freitch672/
Fristts672/
Fritsth672/
Fritcsh672/
Freitzsche672/
Fritchs671/
Főrhétz671/
Fríz671/
Freadtz671/
Fritdch671/
Fritsce671/
Freiths670/
Frittss670/

Fritz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fritz in the Tibetan language
ཕིརིཛ་piridza-
Fritz in the Arabic language
فرتيزfrtyz-
فريتسfryts-
فريتزfrytz-
فرتزfrtz-
فريدزfrydz-

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Fritz Reference & Research

Fritz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fritz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fritz
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