Pietzch Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pietzch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pietzch Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pietzch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pietzch is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pietzch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pietzch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Pietzch are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pietzch is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Pietzch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pietzch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pietzch surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietzsch934,057/
Pietzche931/
Petzch922/
Piettzsch881/
Poetzch863/
Pietzsh862/
Piezsch862/
Peitzche802/
Petzhe771/
Picch677/
Pechj673/
Pichch623/
Pichche5724/
Pichchhe535/
Piedź501/
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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 Pietzch
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