Geitz Surname

216,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Geitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0291:78,2379,896
United States5101:710,70456,075
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Israel101:855,76354,181
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Geitz Last Name Facts

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

Geitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Geitz? popularity and diffusion

Geitz is the 216,621st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,847,701 people. The surname Geitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Geitz reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Geitz is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 78,237. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 30 percent reside, Bavaria, where 28 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Geitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geitz surname grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geitz last name are 16.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Geitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning 312,004 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 106.61% more than the national average, earning $102,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geitze910/
Geiz8939/
Geitzhe831/
Jeitz80539/
Gettz8077/
Geetz8061/
Geicz8036/
Goeiz804/
Geits803/
Dgeiz801/
Göetz801/
Ieitz801/
Gethz801/
Geaiz801/
Zgetz801/
Geizz801/
Geitc800/
Etz75762/
Seaitz7312/
Geists735/
Guietz734/
Gahitz731/
Gioitz731/
Go'etz731/
Gieits731/
Geitch730/
Geyits730/
Gets671,544/
Gedz67888/
Jetz67235/
Geez67112/
Geić6775/
Yetz6768/
Ettz6712/
Geic674/
Ehiz674/
Eaiz674/
Jeiz673/
Ietz673/
Giiz672/
Etzz672/
Ieiz672/
Iitz671/
Gjiz671/
Ghehaiz671/
Etzs671/
Edtz671/
Ejtz671/
Etzh671/
Ethz671/

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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
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  • 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 Geitz
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