Gritz Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8541:424,42536,716
Germany2591:310,83231,514
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Austria651:131,00717,994
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Hungary281:350,58125,143
England261:2,143,00282,017
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Gritz (16) may also be a first name.

Gritz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gritz (Arabic: غريتز) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gritz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gritz is the 283,476th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,362,433 people. Gritz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gritz reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 854 people, or 1 in 424,425. In The United States Gritz is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Gritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gritz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gritz surname rose 2,588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gritz surname are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% registered to vote for the party.

Gritz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $48,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greitz9163/
Grittz9118/
Gritze9117/
Grietz913/
Graitz912/
Griz89587/
Geeritz831/
Grätz803,638/
Gretz802,132/
Grits801,157/
Grütz80555/
Grytz80251/
Grutz80184/
Grizz80148/
Graiz80108/
Gruiz8078/
Griez8050/
Gricz8033/
Greiz8025/
Gridz8011/
Groiz801/
Gritc801/
Grijz801/
Gritts73202/
Greatz73109/
Gruits7368/
Gruetz7345/
Gritch7313/
Grists739/
Gruttz733/
Ghraiz733/
Griets732/
Greutz732/
Gretzh731/
Ghreiz731/
Greetz731/
Graits731/
Greits731/
Griths731/
Grestz730/
Groitzsch7176/
Greitzsch712/
Grez672,823/
Gritsch672,801/
Gryz672,614/
Geerits67274/
Gric67248/
Gréz6786/
Grič6784/
Gruitch6729/
Gräz6716/
Gritche6710/
Groitch674/
Grić672/
Greatez672/
Gritsci671/
Gruettz671/
Griţ671/
Gríz671/

Gritz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gritz in the Arabic language
غريتزghrytz-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gritz
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