Huitz Surname

230,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Belize

Huitz Surname User-submission:

The Huitz surname means 'mountain' in many Mayan languages.

Witznal or Mayan highlands was the place that many ancient Maya cities would source their jade, obsidian, and resplendent Quetzal feathers.

Huitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala8811:18,2551,514
Mexico6711:184,9875,194
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Belize521:6,8361,060
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Huitz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Huitz surname means 'mountain' in many Mayan languages.

Witznal or Mayan highlands was the place that many ancient Maya cities would source their jade, obsidian, and resplendent Quetzal feathers.

- tzintzuni10

Huitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huitz has its highest incidence in Guatemala. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 230,634th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,154,815 people. Huitz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Huitz are found; 53 percent are found in Central America and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

It is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 18,255. In Guatemala Huitz is most prevalent in: Huehuetenango Department, where 47 percent live, Quetzaltenango Department, where 45 percent live and Guatemala Department, where 6 percent live. Besides Guatemala Huitz exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Huitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Huitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Huitz surname grew 2,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Huitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Huitz are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Huitz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,791 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Whuitz911/
Hitz896,454/
Uitz894,382/
Hutz89762/
Huiz8911/
Heitz8014,009/
Houtz802,669/
Hautz801,242/
Chitz801,144/
Haitz801,012/
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Huetz80319/
Hitze80229/
Hoitz80189/
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Hwitz80119/
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Hudtz802/
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Huhtz801/
Huitc801/
Hittz801/
Huttz801/
Hiztz801/
Utz759,262/
Huz758,064/
Itz75930/
Hiz7579/
Uiz7521/
Huijts73376/
Choitz73280/
Heitze7375/
Chautz7311/
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Haitze739/
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Khutze733/
Whaitz732/
Khautz731/
Heistz731/
Chuttz731/
Hweitz731/
Huidts731/
Høwitz731/
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Heitzh731/
Heidtz730/
Huiets730/
Cheitz730/
Hitzce730/
Houtze730/
Whittz730/
Whitze730/
Heutze730/
Chittz730/
Hudz678,188/
Witz673,864/
Hetz672,526/
Huts671,932/
Gutz671,687/
Huez671,131/
Heiz671,087/
Vitz67922/
Uetz67915/
Gitz67609/
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Hits67366/
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Chiz67331/
Huci67298/
Eitz67295/
Haiz67294/
Autz67256/
Hiez67218/
Huić67212/
Outz67161/
Itze67141/
Houz67139/
Chayitz67129/
Huzh6780/
Chuites6760/
Hicz6760/
Huijdts6746/
Eutz6743/
Uttz6740/
Chuz6733/
Uitc6732/
Ujtz6729/
Chaustz6718/
Uicz6718/
Ihtz6716/
Hauz6715/
Uits6714/
Hutzsch6714/
Oitz6714/
Huic6710/
Iotz678/
Hoiz677/
Ietz673/
Jitz673/
Hutc673/
Huič673/
Hidz673/
Uitx673/
Hitc672/
Huzs672/
Istz671/
Hwiz671/
Euiz671/
Ujiz671/
Huzz671/
Utzs671/
Chuitts671/
Hizz671/
Heijtze671/
Wuiz671/
Yhtz671/
D'Hitze671/
Itsz671/
Uizh671/
Vhiz671/
Vuiz671/
Uijz671/
Uizs671/
Utzz671/
Uytz671/
Uztz671/
Jhtz671/
Huhz671/
Hujz671/
Hhuz671/
Idtz671/
Hviz671/
Huggits670/
Utze670/
Uhtz670/
Utrz670/
Utsz670/

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