Maltz Surname

219,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Maltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3991:259,08424,484
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Germany841:958,39866,883
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Argentina481:890,48857,418
England431:1,295,76958,667
Israel291:295,09125,768
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Maltz Last Name Facts

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

Maltz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maltz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maltz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maltz is the 219,249th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,905,437 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Maltz reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,399 people, or 1 in 259,084. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Maltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maltz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,855 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maltz surname are 12.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maltz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.07% more than the national average, earning R 732,096 per year; in United States they earn 36.29% more than the national average, earning $58,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.24% more than the national average, earning $97,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maultz9177/
Maltze913/
Malltz911/
Malz893,211/
Maglitz831/
Moltz801,461/
Malts80760/
Maylz8067/
Malcz802/
Mailz801/
Mealz801/
Maulz801/
Mahlz800/
Maltse736/
Meiltz734/
Moultz732/
Mahalz731/
Motltz731/
Maltsh731/
Malths731/
Moltze731/
Mgoltz731/
Maalts731/
Maltch730/
Maultzsch7129/
Molz672,264/
Malc67389/
Maltsch6729/
Maglicz6711/
Malč675/
Maltche671/
Maglits671/
Malttse670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Maltz
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