Gueritz Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gueritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gueritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England61:9,286,343223,652
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gueritz Last Name Facts

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

Gueritz occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gueritz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gueritz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Gueritz is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gueritz live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Gueritz is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 357,083. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Vaud, where 91 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Gueritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gueritz has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gueritz surname grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Geritz92491/
Gerritz86328/
Gieritz8684/
Gehritz8619/
Gergitz867/
Kueritz863/
Gueretz862/
Guerytz861/
Gerzitz861/
Gerihtz861/
Geeritz861/
Geriz83286/
Gueritch8021/
Gerritze8015/
Gerrietz803/
Guerrits801/
Gerits772,092/
Geretz7770/
Queriz777/
Cueriz775/
Giritz774/
Geriez773/
Geruiz772/
Gereiz771/
Gerrits7110,437/
Geerits71274/
Gergits71192/
Guerich71175/
Gerretz71115/
Gieretz7146/
Gereits7143/
Gergetz7119/
Queroiz7119/
Geriets7116/
Guerecz7115/
Gitritz717/
Queretz716/
Geritse715/
Geraits714/
Geritts712/
Geritch711/
Queiriz711/
Geriths711/
Getrits711/
Cuiritz711/
Geroidz710/
Gerez6734,878/
Gerritse671,985/
Gerić67896/
Gerriets67481/
Gerič67265/
Geric67227/
Giriz67104/
Gerritts6751/
Queiroiz6717/
Gerrijts676/
Geréz674/
Guerrich673/
Geeriets673/
Guherrez672/
Guiritch672/
Guereich672/
Gerriths671/
Geritsch671/
Gueraich671/
Gerittse671/

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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 Gueritz
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