Litz Surname

70,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Litz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4671:81,1419,226
Germany1,5691:51,3106,691
Brazil4611:464,36917,590
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Hungary291:338,49224,545
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Guam81:20,0153,029
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India61:127,844,230863,365
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:109,64810,937

Litz (266) may also be a first name.

Litz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Litz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Litz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,535th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,040,038 people. The surname Litz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Litz are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Litz is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 266 people.

Litz is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,467 people, or 1 in 81,141. In The United States Litz is primarily found in: Nevada, where 11 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Litz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Litz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Litz last name grew 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Litz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Litz surname are 20.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Litz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.53% less than the national average, earning R 103,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $15,760,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $58,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lietz898,794/
Leitz893,592/
Loitz89628/
Luitz89245/
Laitz89102/
Litze8923/
Lithz895/
Lihtz892/
Littz892/
Litsz891/
Lgitz891/
Hlitz890/
Liz867,308/
Leitze8076/
Glietz8075/
Leitez8050/
Luitze8038/
Luitsz8027/
Lichtz803/
Laitez802/
Leitzh801/
Lliotz801/
Leistz801/
Leidtz800/
Leittz800/
Lutz75114,113/
Luiz7538,432/
Laiz752,346/
Letz752,310/
Lits75429/
Loiz75379/
Leiz75289/
Liez75179/
Licz75167/
Lytz75123/
Lidz7575/
Lizh7540/
Lizz7533/
Láiz753/
Ljtz753/
Litc752/
Litx751/
Lätz751/
Lhiz750/
Leitzhe733/
Luijtze732/
Leutz671,132/
Litts67946/
Leetz67642/
Litch67411/
Liets67195/
Letze67148/
Lestz67123/
Loits6782/
Leatz6770/
Luetz6749/
Leitzsch6746/
Luits6731/
Loitzsch6727/
Leits6718/
Litse6716/
Leicz678/
Luttz677/
Llits677/
Lietzsch677/
Lihts676/
Lidts674/
Luizz674/
Laitzsch673/
Lettz673/
Lists673/
Leytz673/
Lidzz672/
Laits672/
Ludtz672/
Liuiz671/
Litds671/
Lythz671/
Lhits671/
Lajtz671/
Letrz671/
Lethz671/
Laytz671/
Hlicz671/
Luztz671/
Liucz671/
Liedz671/
Laitc671/
Lydtz671/
Lluiz671/
Llutz671/
Lletz671/
Letdz671/
Litsh670/
Leizz670/
Lietc670/
Loytz670/
Lutcz670/
Leidz670/

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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 Litz
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