Kautz Surname

39,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Kautz Surname User-submission:

The surname Kautz has two possible origins.

(German) It comes from the surname Kauz, meaning 'screech owl'. It can also be used as a nickname, meaning 'one who displays irregular habits' in German.

(Slovenian) It comes from the Slovenian word kavec or kavc, which means 'weaver'.

Kautz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6291:12,1441,560
United States5,3681:67,5227,854
Austria4551:18,7152,900
Canada1981:186,08918,399
France1861:357,11153,432
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Poland921:413,13943,861
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Uruguay561:61,2816,605
Belgium301:383,22141,070
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Guam121:13,3432,098
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Israel91:950,84857,975
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5441:92,3149,476

Kautz (10) may also be a first name.

Kautz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kautz has two possible origins.

(German) It comes from the surname Kauz, meaning 'screech owl'. It can also be used as a nickname, meaning 'one who displays irregular habits' in German.

(Slovenian) It comes from the Slovenian word kavec or kavc, which means 'weaver'.

- everettk

Kautz Last Name Facts

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

Kautz (Russian: Каутз) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kautz.

How Common Is The Last Name Kautz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,013th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 540,940 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kautz reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Kautz is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,629 people, or 1 in 12,144. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Kautz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kautz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kautz last name expanded 987 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kautz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kautz surname are 22.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Kautz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $45,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khautz911/
Kautcz911/
Kauhtz910/
Katz8987,766/
Kutz8911,621/
Kauz891,221/
Kaatz803,782/
Kauts80746/
Kaitz80390/
Katze80349/
Koutz80288/
Kuhtz80275/
Kaucz80194/
Keutz80111/
Kaetz8084/
Kattz8068/
Kutze8046/
Kahtz8030/
Kaudz8019/
Keatz8016/
Kutrz8012/
Kuytz807/
Kuetz806/
Cautz805/
Kutzs804/
Kustz803/
Katsz803/
Kadtz802/
Kuttz802/
Kastz802/
Kayuz802/
Kutzh801/
Ckutz801/
Katcz801/
Kahuz801/
Kutzz801/
Khatz801/
Kuitz800/
Kautzsch77580/
Kuz758,171/
Kaz755,314/
Kautse73157/
Kaatze73142/
Kaytez73115/
Kautts7347/
Kayatz7334/
Kayitz7326/
Kuhtze7321/
Kautch7314/
Koutze735/
Kautsh734/
Gkatze734/
Khutze733/
Kaiatz732/
Kauths731/
Kaddtz731/
Kujatz731/
D'Katz731/
Kuehtz731/
Keattz730/
Katszh730/
Quautz730/
Keuttz730/
Kuts6719,533/
Kats6710,161/
Cutz673,775/
Kucz671,646/
Cauz67681/
Khaz67660/
Catz67634/
Kaaz67425/
Kauc67366/
Kautsch67266/
Kaiz67227/
Katzsch67116/
Kuiz67113/
Khuz6761/
Kütz6759/
Kuzh6738/
Kadz6733/
Kuzz6731/
Kuuz6730/
Kuhz6729/
Keuz6717/
Kazz6715/
Kňaz6715/
Kudz6713/
Kaatsız6711/
Kutc6710/
Katc679/
Katx676/
Kazh676/
Kutzsch675/
Kauč675/
Khayuts674/
Hkuz672/
Keaz672/
Kautche672/
Kcuz672/
Kayutts671/
Kahz671/
Kawietz671/
Gkaz671/
Qatz671/
Qkuz671/
Gkuz671/
Hkaz671/
Kayauts670/

Kautz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kautz in the Russian language
Каутзkautz-

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