Giertz Surname

294,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Giertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6601:121,97814,924
United States3631:998,50973,813
Sweden1911:51,5543,979
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Giertz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giertz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giertz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 294,812th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,631,797 people. The last name Giertz is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Giertz reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 121,978. In Germany Giertz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 15 percent live.

Giertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giertz last name increased 1,815 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Giertz are 9.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.34% registered with the party.

The amount Giertz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.21% less than the national average, earning 255,379 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertz916,485/
Gierz91403/
Girtz91356/
Goertz838,253/
Gertze833,190/
Geertz83588/
Gerdtz83329/
Gierts83202/
Gehrtz8380/
Giørtz8348/
Guertz8326/
Gaertz8317/
Gerstz836/
Giercz835/
Guirtz835/
Gerhtz832/
Goirtz832/
Ghertz831/
Gertcz830/
Gertzs830/
Gerz801,879/
Girz80252/
Giertzsch809/
Geerdtz775/
Goehrtz772/
Gerttze771/
Gierzcz771/
Geerrtz771/
Görtz737,228/
Gerts733,676/
Gretz732,132/
Gartz731,598/
Goerz73700/
Gortz73423/
Girts73216/
Gierc73150/
Gehrz7384/
Gherz7366/
Geerz7335/
Gärtz7313/
Gercz739/
Gerdz734/
Gerzh731/
Girtc731/
Gircz731/
Gêrtz731/
Gierć731/
Gertc730/
Gooierts711/
Geerts6713,784/
Gertse673,687/
Gerdts671,662/
Gehrts67448/
Gjørtz67139/
Gerths67130/
Goerts6783/
Guerts6762/
Gaartz6744/
Gertts6729/
Gahrtz6715/
Gärtze6711/
Gertch6711/
Gierds679/
Gerőcz679/
Görtrz677/
Girtch676/
Gertsh674/
Goërtz673/
Görthz672/
Gertds672/
Gherts672/
Gersts671/
Gaerts671/
Gretzh671/
Gerrts671/
Gierch671/
Gertst670/
Girdts670/
Gortzs670/

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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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  • 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 Giertz
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