Peltz Surname

105,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Peltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9161:124,30013,217
Israel5231:16,3632,447
Germany2811:286,49629,863
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Poland581:655,32357,058
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Romania411:489,70437,604
Australia401:674,89346,030
England321:1,741,18971,393
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Peltz (11) may also be a first name.

Peltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peltz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peltz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,403rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,640,600 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Peltz reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,916 people, or 1 in 124,300. In The United States Peltz is most common in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Peltz occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Peltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peltz last name grew 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peltz surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.79% registered with the party.

The amount Peltz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning R 346,464 per year; in United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paeltz91117/
Pfeltz9173/
Pueltz916/
Poeltz913/
Peeltz911/
Peltze910/
Pelz8911,213/
Pletz802,900/
Piltz802,123/
Pelts801,474/
Pelcz80245/
Pültz8056/
Puelz8038/
Poelz8032/
Pöltz8027/
Paelz8012/
Pältz809/
Pielz806/
Pelzs801/
Peelz800/
Pellz800/
Plz7529/
Peltcs7353/
Pelőcz7341/
Peltts733/
Peltch731/
Piltze730/
Plettz730/
Pilz6722,359/
Pelc6710,021/
Pölz67831/
Plez67627/
Pülz6792/
Peltsch6784/
Pelč6745/
Bplz671/
Pylz671/
Plzz671/
Plzs671/
Plhz671/
Pälz671/
Pelć671/
Hplz671/

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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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  • 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 Peltz
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