Piltz Surname

197,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Piltz Surname User-submission:

The name is mentioned first in the 15th century and comes from the word, pilz, meaning 'mushroom'. It is guessed, that it originates by the job of mushroom collectors or some medical specialists who used mushrooms.

Piltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7021:114,68014,131
United States5861:618,53150,040
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
Australia2581:104,63411,756
Poland571:666,82057,730
Canada551:669,92054,285
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Hungary281:350,58125,143
England271:2,063,63279,942
Finland261:211,41217,592
Austria151:567,69652,281
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tonga11:107,313791
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Piltz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is mentioned first in the 15th century and comes from the word, pilz, meaning 'mushroom'. It is guessed, that it originates by the job of mushroom collectors or some medical specialists who used mushrooms.

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Piltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piltz occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piltz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 197,255th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,432,664 people. The surname Piltz is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Piltz live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 114,680. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Piltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piltz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piltz last name grew 1,274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Piltz are 6.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Piltz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.37% more than the national average, earning $49,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.85% more than the national average, earning $68,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piltze910/
Pilz8922,359/
Peltz804,442/
Pletz802,900/
Pilcz80102/
Pilts8069/
Pültz8056/
Pöltz8027/
Pältz809/
Pielz806/
Pillz803/
Pfilz800/
Plz7529/
Piltch73154/
Paeltz73117/
Pfeltz7373/
Pueltz736/
Poeltz733/
Peeltz731/
Peltze730/
Plettz730/
Pillts730/
Pelz6711,213/
Pilc671,191/
Pölz67831/
Plez67627/
Pülz6792/
Piltsch672/
Bplz671/
Pylz671/
Plzz671/
Plzs671/
Plhz671/
Pälz671/
Pilţ671/
Hplz671/

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