Klotz Surname

17,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klotz Surname Definition:

(German) One with no manners.

Klotz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,5491:4,587538
United States8,7001:41,6625,111
Austria1,6861:5,051580
France1,1951:55,5847,379
Canada8711:42,3035,254
Italy6911:88,50515,315
Brazil5281:405,44415,436
Hungary2171:45,2364,804
Switzerland1941:42,3355,920
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Poland1481:256,81632,128
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Israel851:100,67811,575
South Africa821:660,70448,422
England661:844,21344,691
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Czechia211:506,35652,868
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Norway61:857,04855,549
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China41:341,830,39216,990
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belize11:355,4743,977
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3251:37,9014,493

The alternate forms: Klötz (45) are calculated separately.

Klotz (28) may also be a first name.

Klotz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with no manners.

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

Klotz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klotz (Arabic: كلوتز) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Klötz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klotz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,012th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 223,421 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Klotz reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Klotz is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 17,549 people, or 1 in 4,587. In Germany Klotz is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent are found, Bavaria, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany Klotz exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Klotz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klotz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klotz last name increased 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 660 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klotz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klotz last name are 17.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Klotz earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.24% more than the national average, earning R 300,000 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $58,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klötz9345/
Kloutz9167/
Kliotz9128/
Kloetz9119/
Klootz913/
Klothz912/
Klotze911/
Klotcz911/
Klottz910/
Kloz89559/
Gklootz830/
Kletz80436/
Klots80357/
Klooz80279/
Klatz80157/
Clotz80120/
Kloiz8038/
Klodz8015/
Klotc807/
Klozz806/
Kloyz802/
Klocz802/
Klotx801/
Klozh800/
Klotzsch77491/
Kloots73235/
Klyots73207/
Kleetz7366/
Kliots7348/
Klautz7325/
Klotch7322/
Klotts7316/
Klouzs739/
Clootz738/
Clottz735/
Klodzs733/
Kloits731/
Khlouz731/
Klettz731/
Klouts731/
Klodzh731/
Klotsh730/
Klatze730/
Cloutz730/
Klatzz730/
Kleutz730/
Klotzsche711,061/
Klotszche712/
Kloc676,622/
Kloutse672,144/
Klotsch67122/
Klaz6769/
Cloz6740/
Qloz671/
Kloč671/
Kloć671/
Klotche671/
Kellouz671/
Kelletz671/
Kleotch670/

Klotz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klotz in the Arabic language
كلوتزklwtz-

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