Lortz Surname

220,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lortz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lortz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0121:358,16131,966
Germany6761:119,09114,616
France931:714,22389,679
Poland441:863,83566,160
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

The alternate forms: Lörtz (15) are calculated separately.

Lortz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lortz occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Lörtz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lortz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 220,534th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. The surname Lortz is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lortz are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,012 people, or 1 in 358,161. In The United States Lortz is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Lortz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lortz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lortz last name expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lortz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lortz surname are 21.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lortz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.13% less than the national average, earning $37,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörtz9315/
Loertz912/
Lortzz910/
Lorrtz910/
Lortze910/
Lorz891,842/
Lorts80421/
Lartz80320/
Loorz8085/
Loerz8011/
Lärtz808/
Lertz803/
Lordz801/
Loerts73280/
Lahrtz7358/
Laartz7342/
Laertz7333/
Hlartz730/
Leurtz730/
Larstz730/
Laurtz730/
Lerz67267/
Lörz67136/
Lärz6784/
Lorc6766/
Larz6751/
Lortsch6717/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lortz
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