Lantz Surname

24,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lantz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lanzo or Lando (land).

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Lantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,1441:22,4522,823
Sweden3,3691:2,923284
Canada1,0291:35,8074,569
France9161:72,51410,143
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Norway741:69,4909,776
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Finland391:140,94113,163
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
England231:2,422,52489,093
Greenland111:5,125525
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4781:20,2662,562

Lantz (603) may also be a first name.

Lantz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Lanzo or Lando (land).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Saxony. Lantzy or other very common variants being Lantz or Lanzo all mean 'land' or 'nation' as during the medieval times the Lantzy family saw many roles in conflict and development of the area.

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Lantz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lantz is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lantz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lantz is the 24,249th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 326,561 people. Lantz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lantz are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lantz is also the 340,376th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 603 people.

The last name Lantz is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,144 people, or 1 in 22,452. In The United States Lantz is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Lantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lantz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lantz last name grew 651 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lantz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lantz surname are 19.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lantz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning 338,425 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.69% more than the national average, earning R 505,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $48,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lantze9138/
Launtz9136/
Laintz9132/
Landtz911/
Leantz910/
Lantzs910/
Lamntz910/
Lanntz910/
Lanz8921,506/
Lancz80382/
Lants80328/
Lontz80316/
Lainz80200/
Landz8011/
Lantx804/
Laínz803/
Lannz802/
Llanz802/
Lyanz802/
Leanz802/
Lhanz801/
Hlanz801/
Lantc800/
Lamtz800/
Laynz800/
Lantzsch77952/
Leintz73299/
Laincz7381/
Hlants7360/
Glianz7325/
Lyants738/
Lantse735/
Loontz732/
Landts731/
Liancz731/
Lantsh731/
Lanchz731/
Lountz730/
Leyntz730/
Lanc671,013/
Lacz67462/
Lonz67190/
Lantsch6751/
Lanč6732/
Lantche6715/
Lanzsch6710/
Lanchsz671/
Lanç671/
Hlantse671/
Leyntzs670/
Launtsh670/
Lheintz670/

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Lantz Reference & Research

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