Leitz Surname

126,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Leitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6651:48,3526,328
United States1,5431:234,90522,560
France1881:353,31252,982
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England131:4,286,005132,302
Austria111:774,13064,097
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4471:112,34611,153

Leitz (16) may also be a first name.

Leitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leitz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,499th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,028,827 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Leitz are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leitz is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,665 people, or 1 in 48,352. In Germany Leitz is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany Leitz exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Leitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leitz last name increased 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leitz surname are 26.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $44,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $48,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitze9176/
Leitez9150/
Leitzh911/
Leistz911/
Leidtz910/
Leittz910/
Litz897,007/
Letz892,310/
Leiz89289/
Leitzhe833/
Lietz808,794/
Leutz801,132/
Leetz80642/
Loitz80628/
Loetz80410/
Luitz80245/
Letze80148/
Lestz80123/
Laetz80108/
Laitz80102/
Leatz8070/
Luetz8049/
Litze8023/
Leits8018/
Leicz808/
Lithz805/
Lettz803/
Leytz803/
Lihtz802/
Littz802/
Litsz801/
Lletz801/
Lgitz801/
Letdz801/
Leiez801/
Lethz801/
Letrz801/
Leidz800/
Liatz800/
Leizz800/
Hlitz800/
Leitzsch7746/
Liz757,308/
Lez75308/
Leitch7315,697/
Leites738,410/
Leutze73107/
Glietz7375/
Lowetz7354/
Leiths7353/
Leshtz7341/
Luitze7338/
Leytze7333/
Luitsz7327/
Lawetz7321/
Leithc7316/
Leitås737/
Lojetz735/
Lichtz733/
Laitez732/
Leists732/
Leuetz731/
Lliotz731/
Lehőtz731/
Leytez731/
Leitts730/
Lauetz730/
Leidst730/
Leitsh730/
Leitszsch711/
Luiz6738,432/
Latz674,444/
Leci672,511/
Laiz672,346/
Leitsch671,075/
Lets67891/
Lits67429/
Loiz67379/
Lhez67331/
Liaz67299/
Lecz67226/
Leuz67197/
Liez67179/
Licz67167/
Lytz67123/
Letzsch6776/
Lidz6775/
Leithes6746/
Leez6742/
Lizh6740/
Lizz6733/
Leaz6722/
Hlez6721/
Leitess6715/
Leittes6713/
Leyz6712/
Lezh6712/
Leić676/
Llez673/
Legiedz673/
Láiz673/
Ljtz673/
Lehz672/
Leic672/
Leitche672/
Luijtze672/
Litc672/
Litx671/
Leitchs671/
Leithch671/
Lätz671/
Ledz671/
Leitcht670/
Lhiz670/

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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 Leitz
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