Goltz Surname

74,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Goltz Surname Definition:

(German) One without a beard, a boyish man.

Goltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6831:30,0063,956
United States2,0071:180,59718,054
Brazil5681:376,89114,392
Australia4341:62,2027,507
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Argentina2241:190,81915,892
Israel1361:62,9247,935
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Poland551:691,06859,060
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Finland301:183,22315,926
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Goltz (17) may also be a first name.

Goltz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One without a beard, a boyish man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Goltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goltz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goltz? popularity and diffusion

Goltz is the 74,335th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,102,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Goltz are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,683 people, or 1 in 30,006. In Germany Goltz is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Berlin, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Goltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goltz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goltz surname grew 1,808 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goltz last name are 15.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Goltz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.48% more than the national average, earning R 352,848 per year; in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goltze9155/
Gooltz9127/
Goultz912/
Golltz910/
Goiltz910/
Golz895,093/
Oltz89496/
Gotletz830/
Holtz8024,456/
Golts801,589/
Golcz80171/
Gholz8055/
Oltze8049/
Galtz807/
Goldz803/
Osltz801/
Goltzsch7763/
Olz7538/
Holtze73593/
Goldst7367/
Galltz7320/
Houltz7317/
Aglitz737/
Goldts735/
Golths734/
Hotltz732/
Holstz732/
Golsts732/
Goults731/
Gaultz731/
Holltz731/
Goltzsche71103/
Holz6725,000/
Golc67682/
Goltsch67206/
Altz67174/
Galz67101/
Goltche6738/
Goldsht6724/
Golzsch6722/
Olts6719/
Oilz675/
Golč674/
Oulz673/
Ojlz672/
Oldz672/
Hoiletz671/
Ohlz671/
Houltze671/
Oltx671/
Uolz671/
Olhz671/
Olzh671/
Ollz670/

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