Gurtz Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gurtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Gurtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurtz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurtz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurtz is the 1,248,410th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Gurtz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gurtz reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, Indiana, where 23 percent are found and Ohio, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Gurtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gurtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gurtz surname rose 397 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurtz surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

The amount Gurtz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.53% less than the national average, earning R 148,464 per year and in United States they earn 37.49% more than the national average, earning $59,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurt89611/
Urtz89418/
Gurz89127/
Hurtz801,043/
Girtz80356/
Ghurt80132/
Gurth80102/
Gurts8039/
Gurte8024/
Guhrt8020/
Gourt8014/
Gurzh806/
Gurzì805/
Gaurt804/
Gurdz801/
Aurtz801/
Gourz801/
Gurzt801/
Urz7574/
Hourtz7364/
Giørtz7348/
Gourte7345/
Gurcze7320/
Gurtch739/
Ghurte737/
Heurtz734/
Gaurte732/
Goortz732/
Gurthe731/
Hurtze731/
Gurdts731/
Gourth731/
Hurrtz730/
Gort675,295/
Gürz671,365/
Gurd67966/
Gurtova67276/
Girz67252/
Urzì6786/
Hurz6714/
Gurc672/
Goehrtz672/
Urzh671/
Urrz671/
Urdz671/
Uirz671/
Gürt671/
Gurtche671/
Urts671/
Gurgeet671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gurtz
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