Kitz Surname

248,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Kitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6951:521,52443,542
Germany4441:181,31921,183
Austria2181:39,0626,282
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Kitz (233) may also be a first name.

Kitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitz is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,603rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,560,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kitz are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 233 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 521,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Kitz exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.

Kitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kitz are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered with the party.

The amount Kitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitz89851/
Kietz89530/
Kaitz89390/
Kitze89375/
Koitz89261/
Kitsz89126/
Kittz893/
Kiotz892/
Kitzs891/
Kuitz890/
Kiz86411/
Keittz800/
Kutz7511,621/
Kits751,462/
Ketz751,352/
Koiz75369/
Kaiz75227/
Kuiz75113/
Keiz7587/
Kiez7568/
Khiz7560/
Kütz7559/
Kicz7524/
Kitc7517/
Kizz753/
Kkiz751/
Kizh751/
Kytz751/
Kizė751/
Qitz751/
Kitx751/
Kjtz751/
Kidz751/
Kijz751/
Kitts676,372/
Kitse672,599/
Kitch671,666/
Koitzsch67642/
Kuhtz67275/
Khaiz67210/
Quitz67114/
Keutz67111/
Keetz6783/
Keizs6746/
Kuizs6742/
Kiecz6739/
Kühtz6731/
Keits6725/
Kettz6724/
Koits6724/
Khits6723/
Kaits6721/
Keatz6716/
Kiots6711/
Kichz6710/
Khoiz678/
Kiets678/
Kuytz677/
Khizh676/
Kuetz676/
Koicz675/
Kidzz674/
Ketze674/
Caitz674/
Khidz673/
Kuttz672/
Cuitz672/
Keizh671/
Kestz671/
Khizz671/
Kiths671/
Kitsh671/
Kitzsche671/
Kuitzsch671/
Ckidz671/
Keytz671/
Gkits671/
Kitss671/
Hkaiz671/
Ckutz671/
Coitz670/
Cittz670/
Keidz670/

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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
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  • 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 Kitz
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