Letz Surname

183,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Letz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9941:80,99110,229
United States6111:593,22248,399
Israel3001:28,5254,110
France1691:393,03457,995
Austria1141:74,69711,341
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Letz (20) may also be a first name.

Letz Last Name Facts

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

Letz is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Letz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,796th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,154,782 people. The surname Letz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Letz reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Letz is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 994 people, or 1 in 80,991. In Germany Letz is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 21 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Letz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Letz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 449 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Letz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Letz last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the party.

The amount Letz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% less than the national average, earning $42,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lietz898,794/
Leitz893,592/
Leutz891,132/
Leetz89642/
Loetz89410/
Letze89148/
Lestz89123/
Laetz89108/
Leatz8970/
Lettz893/
Leytz893/
Lletz891/
Letdz891/
Lethz891/
Letrz891/
Lez86308/
Leitze8076/
Glietz8075/
Leitez8050/
Leshtz8041/
Leytze8033/
Leitzh801/
Lehőtz801/
Leistz801/
Leytez801/
Leidtz800/
Leittz800/
Lotz7526,511/
Litz757,007/
Latz754,444/
Lets75891/
Lhez75331/
Leiz75289/
Lecz75226/
Leuz75197/
Liez75179/
Lytz75123/
Leez7542/
Leaz7522/
Hlez7521/
Leyz7512/
Lezh7512/
Llez753/
Ljtz753/
Lehz752/
Lätz751/
Ledz751/
Letzsch7376/
Leitzhe733/
Letts675,967/
Laatz671,249/
Letch671,050/
Loitz67628/
Leets67265/
Luitz67245/
Liets67195/
Lattz67104/
Laitz67102/
Lahtz6769/
Leyts6765/
Leucz6749/
Leitzsch6746/
Loetzsch6742/
Leutzsch6739/
Hlets6730/
Litze6723/
Lottz6721/
Laetzsch6720/
Leits6718/
Letse6718/
Letss6711/
Leicz678/
Letső678/
Lodtz677/
Lietzsch677/
Lithz675/
Llets674/
Hlotz673/
Leats672/
Lihtz672/
Littz672/
Lezhë672/
Leezh672/
Lydtz671/
Lohtz671/
Litsz671/
Lgitz671/
Lescz671/
Leadz671/
Leuts671/
Lleuz671/
Liedz671/
Latcz671/
Laytz671/
Leetc671/
Lythz671/
Lajtz671/
Letce671/
Leidz670/
Loytz670/
Letsh670/
Liatz670/
Lietc670/
Leedz670/
Leizz670/
Hlitz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Letz
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