Görtz Surname

68,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9191:11,6351,490
Sweden1301:75,7445,676
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Austria351:243,29828,936
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Gortz (423) are calculated separately.

Görtz (11) may also be a first name.

Görtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görtz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Gortz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görtz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,685th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,008,238 people. The last name Görtz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Görtz reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Görtz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6,919 people, or 1 in 11,635. In Germany Görtz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Görtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Görtz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Görtz Last Name Statistics demography

Görtz earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 124.68% more than the national average, earning R 533,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortz93423/
Görtrz917/
Görthz912/
Görz89559/
Gertz806,485/
Gartz801,598/
Görts8090/
Görcz8027/
Görző8026/
Gärtz8013/
Gêrtz801/
Goertz738,253/
Giertz731,294/
Gerdtz73329/
Gehrtz7380/
Gaartz7344/
Gaertz7317/
Gahrtz7315/
Gärtze7311/
Goërtz733/
Gerhtz732/
Ghertz731/
Gortzs730/
Gertzs730/
Gertcz730/
Gerz671,879/
Garz671,713/
Gorz67406/
Görç6711/
Görč672/
Goehrtz672/
Görtsch671/

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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 Görtz
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