Peetz Surname

92,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6311:22,1722,938
United States1,0911:332,22630,068
Denmark1671:33,8013,490
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia271:999,84158,390
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England81:6,964,757184,742
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Peetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peetz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peetz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,533rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,411,494 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Peetz live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,631 people, or 1 in 22,172. In Germany Peetz is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany Peetz is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Peetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peetz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peetz surname increased 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peetz are 17.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Peetz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 382.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 93,485 per year; in South Africa they earn 139.07% more than the national average, earning R 568,128 per year; in United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.72% less than the national average, earning $37,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peuetz911/
Petz898,622/
Peez89150/
Peitz804,600/
Pietz803,071/
Puetz802,583/
Paetz802,357/
Peets802,220/
Poetz80373/
Peutz80141/
Peytz8076/
Petze8065/
Pettz8027/
Peatz8017/
Pgetz8011/
Peiez8010/
Peyez803/
Pheez802/
Peezz801/
Pet'z801/
Peztz801/
Petcz801/
Petrz801/
Pehez801/
Pez752,411/
Petőcz73212/
Pietsz7339/
Peetes7319/
Pietrz7314/
Paweez7311/
Peatez736/
Powetz734/
Payeez732/
Petzhe731/
Peetts731/
Peetse731/
Pgoetz730/
Peitez730/
Peettezhs7120/
Pitz677,360/
Patz674,223/
Pätz671,719/
Pötz671,117/
Potz671,084/
Pets67987/
Petzsch67315/
Piez67222/
Peaz67165/
Pecz67145/
Pezz6790/
Phez6784/
Peče6762/
Peiz6760/
Peetsch6740/
Peyz6712/
Pezh678/
Pehz677/
Peuz675/
Peec674/
Petc673/
Pezs673/
Pietzsh672/
Pytz671/
Pfez671/
Bpez671/
Pedz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peetz
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