Peitz Surname

102,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4931:23,0483,052
United States9461:383,14933,798
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Peitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Peitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,423rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,584,249 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Peitz reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,493 people, or 1 in 23,048. In Germany Peitz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Portugal, where 1 percent are found.

Peitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,412 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peitz are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.45% registered with the party.

The amount Peitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $48,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $48,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peitez910/
Petz898,622/
Pitz897,360/
Peiz8960/
Peetz805,163/
Pietz803,071/
Puetz802,583/
Paetz802,357/
Poetz80373/
Paitz80306/
Pittz80241/
Poitz80220/
Peutz80141/
Peytz8076/
Pfitz8074/
Petze8065/
Puitz8033/
Peits8032/
Peitx8030/
Pettz8027/
Pitsz8019/
Peatz8017/
Piotz8017/
Pitzz8012/
Pgetz8011/
Peiez8010/
Pitcz8010/
Pitze806/
Pithz802/
Peztz801/
Pitrz801/
Piztz801/
Phitz801/
Petrz801/
Peyiz801/
Petcz801/
Pet'z801/
Peitzsch77233/
Pez752,411/
Piz751,175/
Petőcz73212/
Pietsz7339/
Peitch7315/
Pietrz7314/
Peatez736/
Powetz734/
Pfitze732/
Peitts731/
Peuetz731/
Pfaitz731/
Pittzz731/
Phitzs731/
Paitze731/
Peites731/
Petzhe731/
Pgoetz730/
Peitsh730/
Peitzsche7161/
Paiz6729,822/
Peci675,194/
Patz674,223/
Pätz671,719/
Pets67987/
Peitsch67769/
Peić67659/
Picz67530/
Pits67406/
Petzsch67315/
Piez67222/
Peaz67165/
Peez67150/
Pecz67145/
Peic67142/
Pfiz6794/
Pezz6790/
Phez6784/
Puiz6768/
Pizh6761/
Poiz6726/
Paggitz6719/
Pizz6715/
Pitzsch6714/
Peič6714/
Peyz6712/
Páiz679/
Pezh678/
Pehz677/
Peuz675/
Petc673/
Pezs673/
Pietzsh672/
Pitc672/
Pizs672/
Phiz671/
Peitche671/
Peiç671/
Pytz671/
Puihotz671/
Pitx671/
Pfez671/
Bpez671/
Pedz670/
Peioths670/

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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 Peitz
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