Hintz Surname

29,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hintz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names beginning with Hag, as Haginold, Heinarad and Haginher.

Hintz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7221:37,2824,616
Germany6,0171:13,3801,736
Brazil8281:258,5449,951
Canada5291:69,6517,992
Australia2751:98,16611,125
Poland2601:146,18720,978
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
England701:795,97243,050
Austria671:127,09617,572
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Romania381:528,36539,789
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Finland111:499,70030,478
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8951:56,1106,277

Hintz (22) may also be a first name.

Hintz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names beginning with Hag, as Haginold, Heinarad and Haginher.

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

Hintz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hintz has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hintz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,227th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 396,904 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hintz live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hintz is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 9,722 people, or 1 in 37,282. In The United States Hintz is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Hintz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hintz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hintz surname rose 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hintz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hintz are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hintz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $46,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $46,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heintz9117,689/
Hintze919,652/
Haintz91616/
Hientz91418/
Hinstz9138/
Chintz9114/
Hinhtz911/
Hintzs910/
Hinz8944,876/
Intz895/
Heintze832,817/
Haintze8321/
Heinetz8319/
Hainetz831/
Heintdz830/
Heinz8055,312/
Hentz804,276/
Hainz802,883/
Gintz80923/
Intze80457/
Hints80283/
Hienz80255/
Huntz80235/
Hincz80137/
Ientz8061/
Chinz8011/
Hindz809/
Eintz807/
Hinzs805/
Hoinz802/
Isntz801/
Hyntz801/
Hhinz801/
Uintz801/
Hinhz801/
Iontz800/
Hintc800/
Hintzsch7728/
Inz7547/
Hentze732,586/
Heincz73378/
Huentz73132/
Heints7388/
Häntze7348/
Haints7338/
Hintch7335/
Chincz7334/
Khints7317/
Heyntz7311/
Haincz739/
Chainz738/
Henhtz733/
Heimtz732/
Hienzs731/
Hintce731/
Ginntz731/
Jaintz731/
Intcze731/
Hintse731/
Heinzz731/
Henthz731/
Hentzs731/
Gintzz730/
Hinsts730/
Hintzsche71363/
Hientzsch71201/
Heintzsch7141/
Henz675,507/
Hinc673,980/
Entz671,815/
Untz67443/
Hunz67423/
Hinç67235/
Ints67130/
Ainz67114/
Hintsch6757/
Hoinets6736/
Incz6727/
Hänz6724/
Hajntze6714/
Heintse6714/
Hainets6710/
Einz677/
Hinzsch677/
Inzh676/
Haintse676/
Khintse675/
Jinz675/
Ienz673/
Chaichintz673/
Hynz672/
Uinz672/
Chitnts671/
Hycints671/
Hejntze671/
Inzz671/
Chaints671/
Inzs671/
Inhz671/
Innz671/
Khaints671/
Heantze670/

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