Gaertz Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Gaertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gaertz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaertz occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gaertz.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaertz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gaertz live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 86 percent live and Limpopo, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gaertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaertz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaertz surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaertz Last Name Statistics demography

Gaertz earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning R 266,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertz916,485/
Gartz911,598/
Aertz919/
Gaert910/
Goertz838,253/
Giertz831,294/
Gerdtz83329/
Gaerte83286/
Gehrtz8380/
Gaerth8363/
Geartz8351/
Gaartz8344/
Gaerdt8316/
Gahrtz8315/
Égertz838/
Gerhtz832/
Gajerz832/
Gaerts831/
Gaerrt831/
Ghertz831/
Haertz831/
Gertcz830/
Gertzs830/
Gerz801,879/
Garz801,713/
Hayertz7789/
Eggertz7765/
Gaerthe7750/
Hauertz7727/
Hägertz7710/
Gehartz774/
Gowertz773/
Gauirtz772/
Goehrtz772/
Goyartz771/
Gaheart770/
Gaherdt770/
Hahertz770/
Aerts7320,094/
Görtz737,228/
Gerts733,676/
Goerz73700/
Gortz73423/
Gierz73403/
Gaarz73108/
Gehrz7384/
Uertz7384/
Garts7379/
Gherz7366/
Garcz7339/
Gärtz7313/
Gharz7313/
Gercz739/
Oertz738/
Gerdz734/
Garzh733/
Garzs731/
Gerzh731/
Goert731/
Ajerz731/
Aurtz731/
Yertz731/
Gardz731/
Gêrtz731/
Ayerz731/
Hgaerths711/
Haggertz710/
Gerdts671,662/
Goerdt67521/
Gehrts67448/
Aerdts67211/
Hiertz67204/
Gierts67202/
Hoertz67182/
Haerts67163/
Gerths67130/
Aertse67118/
Heartz67115/
Goerts6783/
Goerth6774/
Gertts6729/
Goehrt6720/
Gohert6717/
Gärtze6711/
Giertzsch679/
Gerőcz679/
Görtrz677/
Giercz675/
Gawerc674/
Gertsh674/
Goerte674/
Heurtz674/
Gaherd673/
Goërtz673/
Goirtz672/
Görthz672/
Gertds672/
Euertz671/
Geharz671/
Gerrts671/
Goertc671/
Gardsz671/
Goetrt671/
Gooert671/
Goertt670/
Heirtz670/
Gearts670/
Haverz670/
Gortzs670/
Gaerch670/
Oehrtz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gaertz
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