Götze Surname
Approximately 15,904 people bear this surname
Götze Surname User-submission:
The surname Götze is a diminutive of Gottfried ['peaceful'].
Götze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,586 | 1:5,165 | 619 |
| Austria | 166 | 1:51,298 | 8,093 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Gotze (316) are calculated separately.
Götze Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Götze is a diminutive of Gottfried ['peaceful'].
- deleted-173293Götze Demographics
Average Götze Salary in
Norway
237,452 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Götze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Götze Come From? nationality or country of origin
Götze has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Gotze. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Götze? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,406th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 458,221 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Götze are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 15,586 people, or 1 in 5,165. In Germany Götze is mostly found in: Saxony, where 18 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Götze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Götze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Götze surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Götze Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Götze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.39% less than the national average, earning 237,452 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 58.92% more than the national average, earning R 377,652 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotze | 93 | 316 | / |
| Götzer | 91 | 191 | / |
| Götzie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Götz | 89 | 58,718 | / |
| Göze | 89 | 3,580 | / |
| Götzger | 83 | 32 | / |
| Götczer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gözey | 80 | 546 | / |
| Getze | 80 | 79 | / |
| Göcze | 80 | 61 | / |
| Götza | 80 | 33 | / |
| Gözze | 80 | 27 | / |
| Götje | 80 | 27 | / |
| Götcz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gatze | 80 | 7 | / |
| Göhtz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Götzsche | 77 | 32 | / |
| Göz | 75 | 6,446 | / |
| Goetze | 73 | 3,736 | / |
| Getzie | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gaetze | 73 | 40 | / |
| Göttge | 73 | 33 | / |
| Getzey | 73 | 28 | / |
| Göczey | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gatzey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Göthje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Götjes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gotzze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gotzea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gietze | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gotzie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goze | 67 | 7,224 | / |
| Gaze | 67 | 6,160 | / |
| Geze | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Göçe | 67 | 266 | / |
| Göttges | 67 | 133 | / |
| Götsche | 67 | 100 | / |
| Goetzee | 67 | 71 | / |
| Göőz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Göcz | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gätz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Goetzie | 67 | 29 | / |
| Göttche | 67 | 20 | / |
| Géze | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gèze | 67 | 9 | / |
| Göce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Götzsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gözi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getzsey | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Götze
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