Pitz Surname

67,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3061:24,3513,232
United States1,5391:235,51622,602
Brazil1,1691:183,1267,074
France4491:147,93522,898
Belgium3241:35,4835,784
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Austria191:448,18144,644
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Pitz (81) may also be a first name.

Pitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pitz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pitz is the 67,607th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 990,156 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Pitz live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pitz is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 81 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,306 people, or 1 in 24,351. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Hesse, where 25 percent are found and Saarland, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Pitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 993 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pitz surname are 17.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $45,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $47,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peitz894,600/
Pietz893,071/
Paitz89306/
Pittz89241/
Poitz89220/
Pfitz8974/
Puitz8933/
Pitsz8919/
Piotz8917/
Pitzz8912/
Pitcz8910/
Pitze896/
Pithz892/
Pitrz891/
Piztz891/
Phitz891/
Piz861,175/
Pietsz8039/
Pietrz8014/
Pfitze802/
Pittzz801/
Pfaitz801/
Phitzs801/
Paitze801/
Peitez800/
Paiz7529,822/
Putz7516,032/
Petz758,622/
Pätz751,719/
Picz75530/
Pits75406/
Piez75222/
Pfiz7594/
Puiz7568/
Pizh7561/
Peiz7560/
Poiz7526/
Pizz7515/
Páiz759/
Pizs752/
Pitc752/
Pytz751/
Pitx751/
Phiz751/
Paggitz7319/
Pitzsch7314/
Pietzsh732/
Pitts6772,814/
Peetz675,163/
Pietzsch674,057/
Pitse672,739/
Puetz672,583/
Paizs671,218/
Pitch67612/
Peitzsch67233/
Piets67191/
Peutz67141/
Poitzsch6777/
Peytz6776/
Pfutz6770/
Petze6765/
Puits6756/
Piecz6747/
Pitsh6746/
Peits6732/
Pfütz6731/
Peitx6730/
Paicz6728/
Pettz6727/
Peatz6717/
Poits6715/
Pfaiz6712/
Pgetz6711/
Pähtz679/
Piscz676/
Pitss675/
Paits673/
Phitc672/
Pitcs672/
Piths672/
Pytez672/
Peztz671/
Petrz671/
Petcz671/
Pitci671/
Pätze671/
Pet'z671/
Pitst671/
Piedz671/
Puttz670/
Phits670/

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