Petz Surname

58,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Petz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7651:29,1163,830
Austria2,0141:4,228453
United States1,8251:198,60819,557
Hungary5251:18,6982,114
Guatemala2571:62,5782,447
Canada2421:152,25515,495
Romania1741:115,39012,848
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
Denmark1441:39,1994,091
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Australia641:421,80833,593
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Israel211:407,50632,346
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:207,51517,911

Petz (49) may also be a first name.

Petz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petz? popularity and diffusion

Petz is the 58,615th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 845,227 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Petz reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 49 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,765 people, or 1 in 29,116. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Petz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petz surname grew 754 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petz surname are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $54,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peetz895,163/
Peitz894,600/
Pietz893,071/
Paetz892,357/
Poetz89373/
Peutz89141/
Peytz8976/
Petze8965/
Pettz8927/
Peatz8917/
Pgetz8911/
Peztz891/
Petrz891/
Petcz891/
Pet'z891/
Pez862,411/
Petőcz80212/
Pietsz8039/
Pietrz8014/
Peatez806/
Petzhe801/
Peitez800/
Pitz757,360/
Patz754,223/
Pätz751,719/
Pötz751,117/
Potz751,084/
Pets75987/
Piez75222/
Peaz75165/
Peez75150/
Pecz75145/
Pezz7590/
Phez7584/
Peiz7560/
Peyz7512/
Pezh758/
Pehz757/
Peuz755/
Petc753/
Pezs753/
Pytz751/
Pfez751/
Bpez751/
Pedz750/
Petzsch73315/
Pietzsh732/
Petch674,570/
Pietzsch674,057/
Petts672,484/
Peets672,220/
Petse671,580/
Poetzsch67668/
Paitz67306/
Paatz67302/
Peats67279/
Pittz67241/
Peitzsch67233/
Poitz67220/
Petzsche67194/
Piets67191/
Phets67157/
Pejcz6780/
Pfitz6774/
Piecz6747/
Puitz6733/
Peits6732/
Pohtz6731/
Peitx6730/
Pitsz6719/
Piotz6717/
Peths6715/
Petsh6712/
Pitzz6712/
Peyts6712/
Pitcz6710/
Pähtz679/
Pottz678/
Pitze676/
Peőcz674/
Petce674/
Pithz672/
Pytez672/
Pheez672/
Pheaz671/
Pedzt671/
Pehez671/
Peezz671/
Pitrz671/
Piztz671/
Phitz671/
Piedz671/
Pezsz671/
Pezzz671/
Peazs671/
Pätze671/
Pests670/
Peuts670/
Phatz670/

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Petz Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis