Fritze Surname

88,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fritze Surname Definition:

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

Fritze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7441:21,5032,853
United States1,1341:319,62929,156
Austria871:97,87914,223
Denmark871:64,8826,521
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Cuba591:195,3004,188
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Canada431:856,87466,382
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Finland111:499,70030,478
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Fritze (350) may also be a first name.

Fritze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Fritze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fritze is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,506th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,342,831 people. Fritze is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Fritze are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 465,882nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 350 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,744 people, or 1 in 21,503. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Fritze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fritze has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fritze last name are 11.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Fritze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.88% more than the national average, earning 411,411 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.34% less than the national average, earning R 113,256 per year; in United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $45,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fritzer92735/
Frietze92287/
Fritzie9253/
Fritzøe9235/
Fritzes9210/
Fritsze925/
Fritzee923/
Fritzey922/
Fritzez921/
Fritzze920/
Fritz91132,440/
Frize91422/
Fritzges86410/
Fritzshe862/
Frieze831,453/
Fraize83648/
Fritza83166/
Frittz8384/
Freize8375/
Frithz8344/
Fretze8344/
Fritsz8343/
Frietz8337/
Fricze8331/
Fritse8324/
Fritzø8311/
Fritzi839/
Fritzy837/
Freitz837/
Frizze835/
Frizie834/
Fritzz834/
Fritge832/
Fraitz832/
Froize832/
Fritzh831/
Frizee831/
Ffritz831/
Fruitz830/
Fritcz830/
Fritzsche8018,691/
Friz804,511/
Fritzsehe801/
Fritzszhe801/
Freites7717,674/
Freitez7712,750/
Fritche77546/
Fraites77302/
Frizzie7772/
Fretzer7769/
Fruidze7712/
Fritshe778/
Fréitez776/
Fritseh775/
Fraitza774/
Fritcie772/
Fritzio772/
Frutzie772/
Fraizie771/
Frietza771/
Fritcey771/
D'Fritz771/
Fritsce771/
Fritszh771/
Frizzea771/
Friezie770/
Fritsie770/
Frizzee770/
Fritcer770/
Fritces770/
Freizee770/
Friezey770/
Fristhz770/
Fraizee770/
Frietzsche7576/
Freitzsche752/
Fretz734,180/
Frits731,567/
Freze731,395/
Fraiz731,186/
Friez73433/
Fricz73399/
Frizi73343/
Froiz73286/
Fryze73256/
Frytz73116/
Frice73104/
Freiz7350/
Fridz7312/
Frizh7310/
Fruze737/
Frizz736/
Friec735/
Frizé735/
Fritc734/
Frizs734/
Friče733/
Fruiz732/
Frizy731/
Fréze731/
Frèze731/
Fritsche7117,733/
Fritzsch713,916/
Fritcher71707/
Fritchey71406/
Frizsche717/
Freittes716/
Fristche714/
Fritsher713/
Fritshie713/
Fritshce712/
Fruitger712/
Fritchse711/
Fritcshe711/
Frithcer711/
Fritscer711/
Fritsehe711/
Fritsshe711/
Fritzuis711/
Freittez711/
Fraitess711/
Fritscie711/
Fritsehr711/
Frietzschse710/
Fritchet710/
Fritchee710/
Freitche710/
Frietshe710/
Freitger710/
Fritshey710/
Fritdche710/
Frietseh710/
Frittser710/
Friedtzh710/
Fritts678,201/
Freeze676,095/
Fritch672,701/
Frizzi672,329/
Fritscher671,697/
Friche67896/
Fruits67724/
Fraizy67162/
Freyze67138/
Frezze67133/
Fritschie67102/
Frycze6794/
Friece6764/
Freuze6751/
Froyze6750/
Freits6744/
Frycie6739/
Fraits6736/
Fritsi6733/
Frietsche6729/
Fritsches6728/
Fritsh6728/
Frisce6727/
Fričer6725/
Frieds6723/
Fretzs6721/
Friets6719/
Friths6718/
Frezey6712/
Frizzy679/
Fraice679/
Frayze678/
Frydze678/
Frezee676/
Frezie676/
Fritchett674/
Fristsche674/
Fritsø674/
Frichz674/
Freidz673/
Frists672/
Vreize672/
Freaze672/
Friedz672/
Fritchshe672/
Freatz672/
Freice672/
Fretza672/
Frytes672/
Fretrz671/
Fritci671/
Frithc671/
Fritschey671/
Fritsy671/
Frrizi671/
Frezeh671/
Fritssche671/
Főrizs671/
Fraizs671/
Fruice671/
Fristszch671/
Frittsche671/
Frittsshe671/
Frizzé671/
Frytsz671/
Fritss671/
Frrits671/
Fricie670/
Fruzee670/
Vrizee670/
Fretse670/
Fricey670/
Friotsche670/
Fruzie670/
Fretge670/

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