Lotz Surname

20,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lotz Surname Definition:

Place name in Poland (Lodz).

Lotz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,0911:5,713688
United States5,5891:64,8527,581
South Africa3,7421:14,4781,825
France1,1361:58,4717,840
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Denmark1771:31,8913,313
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Netherlands1691:99,92416,231
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Poland1551:245,21831,115
Austria1501:56,7708,881
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
England971:574,41334,909
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Sweden241:410,28229,154
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Norway151:342,81932,589
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guam11:160,1214,893
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0671:47,0655,401

Lotz (44) may also be a first name.

Lotz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Poland (Lodz).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Lotze, a pet form of Hludizo (clear, plain).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lotz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lotz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lotz is the 20,623rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 274,888 people. The last name Lotz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Lotz reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 14,091 people, or 1 in 5,713. In Germany Lotz is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 46 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Lotz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lotz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lotz surname expanded 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 404 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lotz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lotz are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lotz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.91% less than the national average, earning 190,649 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.99% more than the national average, earning R 368,316 per year; in United States they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $45,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotze894,128/
Loitz89628/
Loetz89410/
Loutz89349/
Lootz89255/
Lottz8921/
Lodtz897/
Hlotz893/
Lotzs892/
Lohtz891/
Loytz890/
Lotzz890/
Loz869,438/
Lootze8058/
Loodtz8011/
Llotzh803/
Lootzs801/
Lliotz801/
Loutze800/
Latz754,444/
Louz754,007/
Letz752,310/
Lots751,503/
Looz75402/
Loiz75379/
Lodz7550/
Lioz7540/
Locz7536/
Hloz7528/
Lozh757/
Lotc756/
Lozz754/
Lloz753/
Lhoz752/
Luoz752/
Loëz751/
Lätz751/
Lyoz751/
Lotzsch735/
Llgoutz731/
Loots6711,170/
Lotts672,116/
Laatz671,249/
Leutz671,132/
Leetz67642/
Laetz67108/
Lattz67104/
Lotse6793/
Lodts6786/
Loits6782/
Lahtz6769/
Loetzsch6742/
Louts6733/
Latze6729/
Loitzsch6727/
Hlodz6726/
Loths6716/
Lhots6710/
Lodzh675/
Lotce675/
Loyts675/
Locze675/
Lotch673/
Lettz673/
Lletz671/
Lgatz671/
Lloyz671/
Lastz671/
Latcz671/
Llots671/
Hlloz671/
Hlouz671/
Loodz671/
Loytx671/
Liatz670/
Lotss670/

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