Goerlitz Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Goerlitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:747,338 | 58,424 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Goerlitz Demographics
Average Goerlitz Salary in
United States
$42,535 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Goerlitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goerlitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goerlitz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goerlitz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 450,362nd most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The surname Goerlitz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Goerlitz reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 747,338. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Goerlitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goerlitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goerlitz last name grew 3,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goerlitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goerlitz surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Goerlitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,202 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerlitz | 93 | 2,110 | / |
| Gorlitz | 93 | 237 | / |
| Gierlitz | 88 | 17 | / |
| Gorlitzz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goerletz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gerleitz | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gerliz | 86 | 105 | / |
| Gorliz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Görlitz | 80 | 3,182 | / |
| Gerlits | 80 | 2,871 | / |
| Garlitz | 80 | 1,057 | / |
| Gurlitz | 80 | 92 | / |
| Gerlicz | 80 | 50 | / |
| Gorliez | 80 | 41 | / |
| Yerlitz | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gerletz | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gorlits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goerlich | 75 | 1,423 | / |
| Gierlicz | 75 | 54 | / |
| Gerlitts | 75 | 3 | / |
| Garleitz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerlič | 71 | 63 | / |
| Gorlez | 71 | 51 | / |
| Gorlic | 71 | 34 | / |
| Gerlitsch | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gerlez | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gerlić | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goehrlich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Görliz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garlits | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gerlecz | 67 | 109 | / |
| Gourlez | 67 | 86 | / |
| Gerlets | 67 | 44 | / |
| Garletz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oerlich | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gherliţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garlicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurlits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurletz | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Goerlitz
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis