Lotze Surname

112,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lotze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lotze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1371:25,6633,393
United States5441:666,28553,204
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Australia341:793,99150,673
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Greece171:651,75273,285
England161:3,482,379114,324
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Lötze (20) are calculated separately.

Lotze (11) may also be a first name.

Lotze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lotze occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lötze. Click here for other potential spellings of Lotze.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,274th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,765,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lotze live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lotze is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename globally, held by 11 people.

The last name Lotze is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,137 people, or 1 in 25,663. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Lotze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lotze has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lotze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lotze surname are 21.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lotze earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.62% more than the national average, earning R 300,900 per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.39% more than the national average, earning $67,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lötze9320/
Lotzer91582/
Lootze9158/
Loetze911/
Lotzes911/
Loutze910/
Lotzey910/
Lotz8926,511/
Loze891,934/
Loetzee831/
Lutze804,233/
Looze801,033/
Loitz80628/
Louze80606/
Lozej80413/
Loutz80349/
Lootz80255/
Lozie80195/
Letze80148/
Loize80147/
Lotse8093/
Lütze8080/
Lozei8051/
Lozey8036/
Lloze8031/
Lotje8030/
Latze8029/
Lozze8028/
Lottz8021/
Lozea8019/
Lotzi808/
Lodtz807/
Lodze806/
Lotce805/
Locze805/
Loeze804/
Lozee804/
Lotza803/
Lotge803/
Hlotz803/
Lotzs802/
Lohtz801/
Lotzy801/
Lioze801/
Lozeh801/
Loytz800/
Lotzz800/
Loz759,438/
Latzer73783/
Lutzer73580/
Hlotse73289/
Lotche73214/
Lotshe73115/
Leutze73107/
Lautze7391/
Lotzoj7380/
Lotsey7377/
Lötzer7344/
Luitze7338/
Lutzei7332/
Lätzer7320/
Lozieh7318/
Loutzi7316/
Loutse7312/
Loodtz7311/
Latzes7310/
Lozzie738/
Lottje737/
Letzee737/
Lootzy736/
Louzeh735/
Letzie735/
Llotge735/
Llotzh733/
Lotsie733/
Lutzie732/
Lotzai732/
Loizze732/
Loozee731/
Lotcza731/
Latzje731/
Lliotz731/
Liotzi731/
Lotzoy731/
Llotje731/
Llatze731/
Hlodze731/
Lootzs731/
Lottge731/
Lotser730/
Lutzey730/
Louzee730/
Luttze730/
Lutzes730/
Liutze730/
Lozzee730/
Latz674,444/
Louz674,007/
Lozi672,274/
Lots671,503/
Laze671,408/
Luze671,154/
Leze67832/
Loce67449/
Looz67402/
Loiz67379/
Lodz6750/
Lozy6742/
Lioz6740/
Lozé6739/
Locz6736/
Hloz6728/
Loçe6713/
Lotches6711/
Loutzis679/
Lozh677/
Lotc676/
Loutche676/
Lotzsch675/
Lozz674/
Louzieh673/
Lloz673/
Llatzer673/
Lotchea672/
Lottjer672/
Lotcher672/
Lhoz672/
Luoz672/
Luijtze672/
Latzher671/
Llgoutz671/
Loëz671/
Loče671/
Lyoz671/
Hlotser671/
Lautzer670/
Luttzer670/
Lotsher670/
Lotsett670/
Luitzer670/

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Footnotes

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