Loretz Surname
Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname
Loretz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 551 | 1:14,905 | 2,456 |
| Austria | 396 | 1:21,504 | 3,371 |
| United States | 382 | 1:948,845 | 70,809 |
| South Africa | 236 | 1:229,567 | 23,799 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Liechtenstein | 16 | 1:2,399 | 253 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Loretz (13) may also be a first name.
Loretz Demographics
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Loretz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loretz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loretz occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loretz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Loretz is the 227,277th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,082,659 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Loretz live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 14,905. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Uri, where 30 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent reside and Canton of Graubünden, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.
Loretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Loretz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 579 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loretz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Loretz surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Loretz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.99% more than the national average, earning R 377,820 per year and in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,124 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loreitz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Loretze | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lorez | 91 | 470 | / |
| Loritz | 83 | 1,304 | / |
| Lorrez | 83 | 71 | / |
| Lorets | 83 | 35 | / |
| Leretz | 83 | 34 | / |
| Laretz | 83 | 19 | / |
| Llorez | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lourez | 83 | 2 | / |
| Loorez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lorotz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loirez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loratz | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lehretz | 77 | 35 | / |
| Loretts | 77 | 26 | / |
| Lauretz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Louritz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Larez | 73 | 16,050 | / |
| Lorec | 73 | 335 | / |
| Loriz | 73 | 149 | / |
| Lerez | 73 | 138 | / |
| Lárez | 73 | 22 | / |
| Làrez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loretche | 71 | 49 | / |
| Lottritz | 71 | 43 | / |
| Louridtz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lothritz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lottrets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leritz | 67 | 354 | / |
| Louriz | 67 | 282 | / |
| Laritz | 67 | 211 | / |
| Lorech | 67 | 64 | / |
| Larets | 67 | 48 | / |
| Läritz | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lorits | 67 | 24 | / |
| Loreci | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lourec | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lloriz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lariez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loraiz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lareuz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liarez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loryts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Larrez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lehrez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lerets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loricz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lorzec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llarez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llorec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Larezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leratz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lerezh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laarez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loriec | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Loretz
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