Opitz Surname
Approximately 24,101 people bear this surname
Opitz Surname User-submission:
It is commonly supposed that the name derived from the first name Albrecht or Adalbert. From those the name Apecz - first mentioned in documents in 1297 - developed in different dictions depending on the geographic situation. Saint Adalbert who died before 1000 A.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,659 | 1:4,095 | 461 |
| United States | 2,207 | 1:164,232 | 16,688 |
| Chile | 612 | 1:28,785 | 1,627 |
| Austria | 423 | 1:20,131 | 3,126 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Poland | 144 | 1:263,950 | 32,677 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Hungary | 72 | 1:136,337 | 12,556 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Czechia | 47 | 1:226,244 | 31,645 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 169 | 1:297,152 | 23,646 |
Opitz (71) may also be a first name.
Opitz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is commonly supposed that the name derived from the first name Albrecht or Adalbert. From those the name Apecz - first mentioned in documents in 1297 - developed in different dictions depending on the geographic situation. Saint Adalbert who died before 1000 A.D. as martyr while evangelizing the Prussians became titular Saint.
The name Opitz was documented 1445 in Glatz (today Kłodzko in Poland) for the first time.
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Opitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Opitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opitz.
How Common Is The Last Name Opitz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,538th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 302,375 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Opitz reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Opitz is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.
The last name Opitz is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 19,659 people, or 1 in 4,095. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.
Opitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Opitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Opitz last name expanded 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Opitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Opitz are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.98% being registered with the political party.
The amount Opitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning 413,107 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning R 184,224 per year; in United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $43,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oppitz | 91 | 1,743 | / |
| Opaitz | 91 | 19 | / |
| Opeitz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opitze | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opiz | 89 | 706 | / |
| Oshpitz | 83 | 1 | / |
| O'Spitz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apitz | 80 | 2,572 | / |
| Opicz | 80 | 40 | / |
| Opätz | 80 | 13 | / |
| Opetz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Opits | 80 | 11 | / |
| Epitz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Opytz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oputz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opidz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Opiczh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Oppits | 73 | 18 | / |
| Opaits | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hapitz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aspitz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oppítz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opitts | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apittz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oppizz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oipits | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apistz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epiz | 67 | 659 | / |
| Opic | 67 | 483 | / |
| Auspitz | 67 | 208 | / |
| Apiz | 67 | 161 | / |
| Opez | 67 | 133 | / |
| Opitsch | 67 | 64 | / |
| Opić | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gappitz | 67 | 52 | / |
| Houpiez | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ashpitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| O'Pitts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haspitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopaits | 67 | 1 | / |
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