Poelzig Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poelzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poelzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Poelzig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poelzig is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poelzig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Poelzig reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Poelzig is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live, Brandenburg, where 30 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poeltzig936/
Pelzig9244/
Pawelzig8036/
Polzik77184/
Pölzig773/
Pelgig771/
Pelsig770/
Polziec7111/
Pöltzig712/
Pelczik712/
Pawelzik67633/
Powelzyk677/
Plzik672/

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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 Poelzig
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