Glitz Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2541:316,95131,911
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
England201:2,785,90397,972
India191:40,371,862445,856
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Wales81:386,81619,671
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Glitz (22) may also be a first name.

Glitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 444,536th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. The last name Glitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Glitz are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 316,951. In Germany Glitz is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Glitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glitz last name expanded 592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glitz surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.43% more than the national average, earning $51,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.19% more than the national average, earning $63,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleitz91794/
Gluitz91101/
Gloitz910/
Gliz89549/
Gleitze83250/
Gillitz8335/
Glutz80789/
Glaiz8055/
Glicz8031/
Glits807/
Gletz806/
Gleiz805/
Glizz801/
Glitse734/
Glitch732/
Glitsø731/
Gölliz731/
Glitts730/
Gleatz730/
Gleits730/
Glez67981/
Glitsch67504/
Gilletz6717/
Glic677/
Gilliez672/
Göllicz671/
Glič671/
Gléz671/
Gljz671/
Gleitch670/
Gleitsh670/

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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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  • 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 Glitz
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