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 has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lötz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,115,011th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lötz live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lötz is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany Lötz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent live and Brandenburg, where 20 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 43 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

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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