Gétaz Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gétaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gétaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3241:25,3493,965
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Getaz (87) are calculated separately.

Gétaz Last Name Facts

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

Gétaz occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Getaz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gétaz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gétaz are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Gétaz is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 25,349. In Switzerland Gétaz is primarily found in: Canton of Vaud, where 86 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent reside and Canton of Valais, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Gétaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gétaz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gétaz last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Getaz9387/
Gataz8026/
Gétay808/
Gétas801/
Gotaz801/
Gattaz73305/
Guetaz73129/
Gaitaz7342/
Gathaz733/
Gettaz733/
Ghataz732/
Gotasz731/
Gestaz731/
Gotatz730/
Gita6718,482/
Geta6718,099/
Goettaz6754/
Gîta6743/
Gyta674/
Gjta672/
Gottazh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gétaz
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