Geritz Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Geritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Germany931:865,65062,206
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
England241:2,321,58686,519
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Finland71:785,24338,644
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Geritz (48) may also be a first name.

Geritz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geritz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geritz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 624,505th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. Geritz is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Geritz live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 2,416,393. In The United States Geritz is most numerous in: California, where 25 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Geritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geritz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Geritz are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.

Geritz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.94% more than the national average, earning $55,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeritz92455/
Gerritz92328/
Gieritz9284/
Gueritz9231/
Gehritz9219/
Gergitz927/
Gerihtz921/
Gerzitz921/
Geeritz921/
Geriz91286/
Eritz9135/
Gerritze8615/
Gerrietz863/
Gerits832,092/
Göritz831,411/
Goritz83272/
Ehritz83181/
Heritz83110/
Garitz8375/
Geretz8370/
Goeriz8323/
Eiritz8320/
Erritz8316/
Giritz834/
Geriez833/
Jeritz832/
Geruiz832/
Gerutz831/
Gereiz831/
Zeritz831/
Eritze831/
Seritz830/
Eriz80955/
Gerrits7710,437/
Geerits77274/
Gergits77192/
Herritz77190/
Gorritz77131/
Gerretz77115/
Gieretz7746/
Gereits7743/
Zieritz7725/
Gohritz7724/
Gergetz7719/
Garritz7717/
Geriets7716/
Göhritz779/
Goeretz779/
Gitritz777/
Garietz776/
Geritse775/
Geraits774/
Gareitz774/
Gueretz772/
Geritts772/
Heritze771/
Getrits771/
Geritch771/
Guerytz771/
Heruitz771/
Geriths771/
Erruitz771/
Heiritz771/
Gharitz770/
Geroidz770/
Heristz770/
Gerez7334,878/
Eiriz731,050/
Gerić73896/
Heriz73578/
Ereiz73467/
Gerič73265/
Geric73227/
Iritz73127/
Giriz73104/
Gariz7345/
Eretz7327/
Goriz7320/
Seriz7319/
Geréz734/
Jritz732/
Eriez732/
Ehriz731/
Eraiz731/
Erits731/
Ejriz731/
Eyriz731/
Eroiz731/
Gerritse711,985/
Gerriets71481/
Gerritts7151/
Erritzøe7134/
Gueritch7121/
Zettritz716/
Gerrijts716/
Geeriets713/
Geritsch711/
Gerriths711/
Guerrits711/
Gerittse711/
Gorraitz711/
Hearitze710/
Gorriz672,968/
Gerich671,669/
Garriz67610/
Gerets67535/
Gerzić67402/
Giricz67323/
Goiriz67273/
Gerics67207/
Gerzic67178/
Erraiz67130/
Gereci67105/
Garaiz67100/
Göretz6779/
Gerrietts6774/
Gerecz6767/
Gerycz6764/
Garetz6759/
Gierez6756/
Gerici6754/
Goraiz6746/
Gareiz6743/
Goretz6737/
Gergič6736/
Herits6733/
Herriz6730/
Heretz6726/
Ghoriz6725/
Erreiz6722/
Heraiz6717/
Hericz6714/
Ghariz6714/
Géricz6713/
Garits6711/
Sieriz6711/
Jerits6710/
Serriz6710/
Gérits6710/
Eerits679/
Giritš678/
Gergitsch678/
Seariz677/
Gerrez675/
Gorits675/
Hiritz675/
Siritz674/
Hereiz674/
Heriez673/
Ehretz672/
Eritts672/
Isritz672/
Euriez672/
Goriez672/
Girits671/
Oiritz671/
Errits671/
Erzits671/
Eritch671/
Gherez671/
Zerriz671/
Seretz671/
Giretz671/
Geriec671/
Gerezs671/
Gerzyc671/
Ioritz671/
Zeretz670/
Gehrez670/
Zerits670/

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