Gitz Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Gitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
France851:781,44495,071
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Gítz (1) are calculated separately.

Gitz (17) may also be a first name.

Gitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gitz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gítz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gitz is the 530,954th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gitz live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Gitz is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 38 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and Switzerland, where 15 percent live.

Gitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gitz are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gitz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $37,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gítz921/
Guitz892,456/
Gietz891,261/
Gaitz89122/
Goitz8953/
Gihtz8910/
Gitze890/
Giz86975/
Itz86930/
Gaitez8026/
Gueitz8018/
Goitez8010/
Gietzz801/
Gioitz801/
Gietze800/
Getz7513,470/
Hitz756,454/
Uitz754,382/
Sitz752,474/
Gutz751,687/
Goiz751,158/
Zitz751,065/
Gaiz751,047/
Gits75795/
Giez75580/
Eitz75295/
Itze75141/
Gütz7574/
Gicz7539/
Gätz7534/
Ihtz7516/
Oitz7514/
Iotz758/
Gizz754/
Ietz753/
Jitz753/
Gizh752/
Hgiz752/
Istz751/
Sgiz751/
Gidz751/
Itsz751/
Idtz751/
Kgiz751/
Guggitz73205/
Goittez731/
Gitzowa731/
Gitzsch731/
Seitz6763,428/
Heitz6714,009/
Zeitz675,611/
Iz674,401/
Zietz672,161/
Huitz671,754/
Haitz671,012/
Zaitz67781/
Saitz67708/
Gaitzsch67639/
Jeitz67539/
Eitze67311/
Sietz67272/
Hitze67229/
Hoitz67189/
Gitch67164/
Guetz67157/
Giedz67136/
Hietz67126/
Giets67113/
Gites6781/
Getze6779/
Gettz6777/
Gaits6774/
Soitz6771/
Geetz6761/
Jaitz6759/
Ghetz6754/
Gitts6752/
Gizci6746/
Gaitx6728/
Gidts6727/
Giecz6725/
Eithz6724/
Gitse6718/
Guits6717/
Ghaiz6717/
Goitzsch6712/
Zhitz676/
Scitz674/
Gitsø674/
Goicz673/
Guidz673/
Goidz673/
Suitz672/
Hitzs672/
Gaytz672/
Gists672/
Cuitz672/
Zoitz672/
Goits672/
Ghuiz672/
Hittz671/
Gittc671/
Zgetz671/
Gethz671/
Jietz671/
Hiztz671/
Zitez671/
Giehz671/
Ghitx671/
Gittx671/
Aitez671/
Jitze671/
Ghoiz671/
Getzs670/
Coitz670/
Cittz670/
Guttz670/
Zitze670/
Gestz670/
Yitez670/

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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 Gitz
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