Gratz Surname

73,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gratz Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From a town in the province of Posen, Germany.

Gratz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7891:129,96013,700
Germany1,9381:41,5405,471
Austria1,1391:7,476946
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Canada721:511,74443,418
France641:1,037,855114,367
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England61:9,286,343223,652
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4241:118,44011,598

The alternate forms: Grätz (3,638) & Grátz (71) are calculated separately.

Gratz (34) may also be a first name.

Gratz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From a town in the province of Posen, Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gratz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gratz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Grätz or Grátz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gratz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gratz is the 73,510th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,088,343 people. The last name Gratz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gratz are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gratz is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 34 people.

The last name Gratz is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,789 people, or 1 in 129,960. In The United States Gratz is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Gratz is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 17 percent reside.

Gratz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gratz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gratz last name rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gratz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gratz last name are 16.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gratz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning R 278,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $23,430,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grätz933,638/
Grátz9371/
Graetz912,723/
Greatz91109/
Gratze91107/
Grattz9151/
Graatz9131/
Graitz912/
Grathz911/
Grautz910/
Graz891,064/
Geeratz83116/
Greatez832/
Graeztz831/
Grotz803,018/
Gretz802,132/
Gracz802,121/
Grats80695/
Grötz80348/
Graiz80108/
Gradz8023/
Ghraz8013/
Grajz8013/
Greaz802/
Grazs802/
Grauz802/
Grazz801/
Gratzsch771/
Gratch73262/
Groetz73206/
Gratts73107/
Grootz73101/
Greitz7363/
Greats7339/
Grauzs734/
Gratse733/
Ghraiz733/
Grayts733/
Grzadz732/
Greutz732/
Groutz732/
Grzacz731/
Geeraz731/
Greetz731/
Graits731/
Grauzz731/
Grauts731/
Graats731/
Graths730/
Graetzsch714/
Grac671,022/
Groz67704/
Gratsch67256/
Gróz6762/
Gráz678/
Gratche673/
Grač673/
Grać671/
Geerats671/
Graç671/
Grotzsh670/

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