Lötz Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lötz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lötz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Austria151:567,69652,281
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lötz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lötz is found most in Germany. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lötz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,115,011th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Lötz is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Lötz are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lötze8920/
Löcz758/
Lätz751/
Lötzsch73936/
Loetz67410/
Laetz67108/
Löcze671/
Lötsch60590/
Lätzsch55220/
Loez50400/
Laez50137/
Loetzsch5042/
Laetzsch5020/
Löče502/

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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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  • 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 Lötz
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