Getz Surname

39,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Getz Surname Definition:

“Treasurer of Charity” in Hebrew. Abbreviated from initials of “Gabbai-Shel-Tsedeka”.

Getz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,0671:32,7514,087
Germany8001:100,63212,479
Canada6641:55,4906,577
Israel2871:29,8184,264
Norway1241:41,4705,930
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
England191:2,932,529101,561
Croatia181:234,92226,068
France161:4,151,420237,746
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
India91:85,229,487684,495
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8911:26,5573,269

Getz (50) may also be a first name.

Getz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Treasurer of Charity” in Hebrew. Abbreviated from initials of “Gabbai-Shel-Tsedeka”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Goetz, a pet form of Godizo (God); the beautiful person.

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

Getz Last Name Facts

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

Getz (Russian: Гетз) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getz? popularity and diffusion

Getz is the 39,019th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 541,020 people. The surname Getz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Getz are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Getz is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 50 people.

The surname Getz is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 11,067 people, or 1 in 32,751. In The United States Getz is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 7 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Getz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Getz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Getz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Getz surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Getz surname are 21.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Getz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning 350,189 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 201.02% more than the national average, earning R 715,332 per year; in United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goetz8931,993/
Gaetz891,483/
Gietz891,261/
Guetz89157/
Getze8979/
Gettz8977/
Geetz8961/
Ghetz8954/
Zgetz891/
Gethz891/
Getzs890/
Gestz890/
Gez862,893/
Etz86762/
Goettz8032/
Goehtz8018/
Gueitz8018/
Guethz805/
Hgoetz801/
Gaettz801/
Gietzz801/
Geytze801/
Gietze800/
Gheetz800/
Gatz754,908/
Gotz752,666/
Hetz752,526/
Setz751,963/
Gets751,544/
Gedz75888/
Gitz75609/
Giez75580/
Eitz75295/
Jetz75235/
Zetz75195/
Geez75112/
Etze7565/
Eatz7560/
Gezh7550/
Eutz7543/
Gätz7534/
Eytz7518/
Ettz7512/
Gecz7511/
Getc759/
Geyz754/
Ietz753/
Gejz752/
Tgez752/
Etzz752/
Gehz751/
Gítz751/
Edtz751/
Ejtz751/
Etzh751/
Etzs751/
Etrz751/
Ethz751/
Estz750/
Gezz750/
Seitz6763,428/
Heitz6714,009/
Ez6713,548/
Zeitz675,611/
Guitz672,456/
Zietz672,161/
Getts671,615/
Geets671,128/
Hetze67664/
Geyts67660/
Jeitz67539/
Heutz67525/
Eitze67311/
Sietz67272/
Getch67202/
Giedz67136/
Hietz67126/
Gaitz67122/
Gecző67114/
Giets67113/
Getse6777/
Seatz6764/
Seetz6764/
Jeatz6758/
Goitz6753/
Heytz6739/
Gaatz6734/
Guets6731/
Gottz6728/
Gezci6726/
Seutz6725/
Giecz6725/
Eithz6724/
Jeetz6719/
Guedz6718/
Getce6712/
Gihtz6710/
Getss678/
Götcz678/
Heetz677/
Getsh675/
Ghets674/
Gests674/
Zettz673/
Gaytz672/
Geths672/
Gecze672/
Gedzs672/
Hettz672/
Godtz671/
Settz671/
Jietz671/
Ngets671/
Gejts671/
Gedts671/
Gehts671/
Goëtz671/
Göhtz671/
Gezsz671/
Geőcz671/
Getcs671/
Giehz671/
Gezsj671/
Ghezz671/
Hgeyz671/
Gahtz670/
Zeutz670/
Hetzs670/
Seytz670/
Goetzsch670/
Ghatz670/
Gattz670/
Gitze670/
Gezts670/
Heatz670/

Getz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Getz in the Russian language
Гетзgetz-

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