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 last name Giertz is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Giertz.

How Common Is The Last Name Giertz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294,812th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,631,797 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Giertz live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 121,978. In Germany Giertz is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Giertz occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 15 percent reside.

Giertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Giertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Giertz last name grew 1,815 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giertz surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.34% being registered with the political 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Giertz
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