Jurtz Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Jurtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Jürtz (1) are calculated separately.

Jurtz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jurtz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Jürtz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurtz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Jurtz is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Jurtz reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany Jurtz is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 48 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found and Berlin, where 9 percent are found. Not including Germany Jurtz exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Jurtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jurtz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jurtz last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jurtz Last Name Statistics demography

Jurtz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jürtz931/
Jurz8922/
Yurtz80221/
Jurcz8052/
Surtz8041/
Jaurz803/
Zurtz802/
Jurts801/
Jortz801/
Geurtz73789/
Yourtz7347/
Jurdzs7317/
Ceurtz731/
Yurttz731/
Zourtz730/
Caurtz730/
Jurč67140/
Zurz6780/
Jurc6762/
Jurć6737/
Surz6734/
Jurtsch677/
Yurz671/
Geurtzs671/
Sceurtz670/

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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 Jurtz
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