Plitz Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Plitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Plitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Plitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plitz is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Plitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Plitz live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Plitz is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Plitz is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent live, Bavaria, where 35 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Plitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plitz surname rose 1,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning $38,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41% more than the national average, earning $70,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleitz91110/
Plietz91107/
Pluitz910/
Pliz8962/
Pleitez837,299/
Pillitz8311/
Plaitez835/
Pöllitz831/
Pleitze831/
Pletz802,900/
Plutz80315/
Pliez80208/
Plätz8058/
Plits8048/
Plytz804/
Plaiz802/
Plitch739/
Pelliz731/
Pliscz731/
Pleutz731/
Plaits731/
Plettz730/
Plitts730/
Pluetz730/
Plitsh730/
Plietzsch71117/
Poelluitz711/
Poelloitz711/
Pleites671,193/
Plic67630/
Plez67627/
Pilliez67229/
Pleytez67180/
Plitsch67152/
Pelletz6751/
Plaites673/
Pellaiz672/
Playtez672/
Pleitch672/

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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
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  • 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 Plitz
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