Heitz Surname

37,584th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Heitz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Hello; a pet form of Heinrich (home ruler), also a pet form of names beginning with Heid (heath), as Haidrich and Haidulf.

Heitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,4821:12,1171,200
United States3,9541:91,66910,306
Germany3,6531:22,0382,921
Switzerland3731:22,0193,508
Luxembourg861:6,7501,017
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Canada431:856,87466,382
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Austria341:250,45429,541
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium211:547,45951,586
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6071:82,7338,664

Heitz (10) may also be a first name.

Heitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Hello; a pet form of Heinrich (home ruler), also a pet form of names beginning with Heid (heath), as Haidrich and Haidulf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heitz is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Heitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,584th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,205 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Heitz are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Heitz is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Heitz is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 5,482 people, or 1 in 12,117. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 68 percent live, Île-de-France, where 9 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 26 percent live.

Heitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heitz surname rose 651 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heitz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heitz surname are 22.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.18% more than the national average, earning $66,667 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heitze9175/
Heijtz914/
Heiytz913/
Heistz911/
Heiitz911/
Heitzh911/
Heidtz910/
Cheitz910/
Hitz896,454/
Hetz892,526/
Heiz891,087/
Eitz89295/
Heijtze831/
Huitz801,754/
Chitz801,144/
Haitz801,012/
Hetze80664/
Heutz80525/
Huetz80319/
Eitze80311/
Hitze80229/
Heits80195/
Hoitz80189/
Hietz80126/
Chetz8056/
Hoetz8046/
Heytz8039/
Eithz8024/
Heicz8013/
Heetz807/
Cheiz805/
Heidz803/
Eietz802/
Hitzs802/
Hettz802/
Heizh801/
Hittz801/
Hiztz801/
Heitc800/
Hetzs800/
Heiaz800/
Haetz800/
Heatz800/
Heitzsch778/
Itz75930/
Etz75762/
Hez75732/
Eiz75294/
Hiz7579/
Choitz73280/
Heitch7319/
Cheetz7311/
Haitze739/
Chaitz736/
Heidts734/
Chuetz734/
Houetz734/
Heytze732/
Cheatz732/
Hayetz732/
Chaetz731/
Chehtz731/
Hedtze731/
Heatrz731/
Hgoetz731/
Chetze731/
Eichtz730/
Heiths730/
Heites730/
Hitzce730/
Heitts730/
Heetze730/
Heutze730/
Chittz730/
Getz6713,470/
Uitz674,382/
Hedz672,071/
Hatz671,973/
Chez671,611/
Uetz67915/
Hets67671/
Gitz67609/
Heitsch67490/
Hits67366/
Chiz67331/
Haiz67294/
Hiez67218/
Heez67214/
Eyiz67174/
Itze67141/
Chayitz67129/
Yetz6768/
Etze6765/
Eatz6760/
Hicz6760/
Eits6754/
Hecz6750/
Eutz6743/
Eiaz6742/
Oetz6732/
Eytz6718/
Ihtz6716/
Heyz6715/
Oitz6714/
Ettz6712/
Huiz6711/
Heci6710/
Iotz678/
Hoiz677/
Eijz676/
Heic674/
Ietz673/
Jitz673/
Hezs673/
Hidz673/
Hehz673/
Hitc672/
Hetzsch672/
Hejz672/
Etzz672/
Heitshe671/
Heaz671/
Istz671/
Eiez671/
Euiz671/
Hetš671/
Hizz671/
Yhtz671/
D'Hitze671/
Itsz671/
Ahtz671/
Edtz671/
Eidz671/
Ejtz671/
Etzh671/
Etzs671/
Etrz671/
Jhtz671/
Hetx671/
Idtz671/
Estz670/
Heitche670/
Eitc670/

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