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.

DNA test information

Gétaz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

The surname Gétaz is found most in Switzerland. It may occur as a variant: Getaz. For other possible spellings of Gétaz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gétaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gétaz is the 837,371st most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gétaz live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 25,349. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated 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. Apart from Switzerland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Gétaz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gétaz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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