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Where Does The Last Name Opitz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Opitz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opitz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 22,538^th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 302,375 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Opitz live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. Opitz is also the 1,152,838^th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 19,659 people, or 1 in 4,095. In Germany Opitz is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Opitz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Opitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Opitz surname increased 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opitz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Opitz last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.