Grätz Surname

125,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Grätz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grätz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5341:22,7803,017
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Austria321:266,10730,958
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Gratz (6,696) are calculated separately.

Grätz Last Name Facts

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

Grätz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gratz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grätz? popularity and diffusion

Grätz is the 125,183rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,003,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Grätz live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3,534 people, or 1 in 22,780. In Germany Grätz is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Grätz Last Name Statistics demography

Grätz earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.25% less than the national average, earning 279,443 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gratz936,696/
Gräz8916/
Grotz803,018/
Gretz802,132/
Gritz801,359/
Grötz80348/
Grytz80251/
Gräte802/
Grätzsch775/
Grä751/
Graetz732,723/
Groetz73206/
Greatz73109/
Greitz7363/
Grattz7351/
Graatz7331/
Grittz7318/
Gritze7317/
Grietz733/
Greutz732/
Graitz732/
Greetz731/
Gretzh731/
Grestz730/
Grez672,823/
Gryz672,614/
Grit671,895/
Grätsch67674/
Gret67613/
Griz67587/
Gryt67299/
Gräs67119/
Geeratz67116/
Gréz6786/
Gräß6768/
Grêt674/
Grze674/
Grzy673/
Greatez672/
Grjt671/
Geeritz671/
Gröz671/
Gríz671/
Grét671/
Graeztz671/
Grza671/
Grzi671/
Grotzsh670/

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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 Grätz
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