Poitz Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Poitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1721:468,05540,982
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Poitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,108,016th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Poitz live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Poitz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 468,055. In Germany Poitz is primarily found in: Saxony, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Thuringia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Poitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poitz last name grew 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poitz are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Poitz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.63% less than the national average, earning $32,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitz897,360/
Potz891,084/
Poit89450/
Poiz8926/
Peitz804,600/
Pietz803,071/
Potze80575/
Poist80541/
Poetz80373/
Paitz80306/
Poite80269/
Pittz80241/
Pootz80141/
Pfitz8074/
Potrz8051/
Puitz8033/
Poutz8032/
Pohtz8031/
Pitsz8019/
Piotz8017/
Poiet8016/
Poits8015/
Pitzz8012/
Pitcz8010/
Pottz808/
Pitze806/
Pojit805/
Poith803/
Puotz803/
Pithz802/
Poiot802/
Pitrz801/
Piztz801/
Phitz801/
Poitt801/
Poiez801/
Poisz801/
Poiaz801/
Postz800/
Poitzsch7777/
Pit7529,859/
Pot7516,485/
Poi754,710/
Poz752,206/
Piz751,175/
Poiesz73523/
Pfoutz73365/
Poitte73142/
Poiate7391/
Pietsz7339/
Poists7317/
Pietrz7314/
Phojit7314/
Poites7310/
Poiteh738/
Poiatt735/
Phoite735/
Powetz734/
Poyitt733/
Poojit733/
Poiats733/
Phoutz732/
Pfitze732/
Piojit732/
Poicht731/
Poihat731/
Pouiat731/
Pouiot731/
Powiot731/
Pfaitz731/
Pittzz731/
Phitzs731/
Paitze731/
Poiote731/
Pgoetz730/
Pfottz730/
Pootze730/
Peitez730/
Poustz730/
Post6765,601/
Poot6749,577/
Puot6747,308/
Pote6746,429/
Pitt6737,128/
Paiz6729,822/
Pait6717,687/
Pott6711,353/
Petz678,622/
Piot677,153/
Piet676,071/
Poth675,749/
Patz674,223/
Poet672,207/
Poix672,089/
Pätz671,719/
Pots671,492/
Poyi671,299/
Pite671,124/
Phot671,113/
Poci67872/
Pout67765/
Pisz67750/
Pois67670/
Poia67665/
Phoi67610/
Picz67530/
Phit67496/
Pits67406/
Posz67301/
Poio67276/
Podt67247/
Piez67222/
Puit67191/
Poji67172/
Pyot67156/
Pioz67144/
Pidt67119/
Piht67101/
Poie67100/
Pfiz6794/
Potì6781/
Pist6773/
Puiz6768/
Peit6762/
Pizh6761/
Peiz6760/
Piët6756/
Pith6755/
Potzsch6748/
Poiß6747/
Poiatte6728/
Poip6726/
Poht6725/
Pooz6722/
Paggitz6719/
Pocz6718/
Poët6718/
Pozz6716/
Pizz6715/
Pitzsch6714/
Poitsch6714/
Pótz6711/
Pfit679/
Hpoi679/
Páiz679/
Poić679/
Pizt678/
Pouz678/
Poii677/
Poojith675/
Phoz674/
Pozh673/
Poiy673/
Poihast673/
Pietzsh672/
Pitc672/
Poez672/
Bpit672/
Vpoi672/
Hpoz672/
Pozx672/
Pizs672/
Poih671/
Poujits671/
Poyt671/
Pgot671/
Phiz671/
Podz671/
Pohz671/
Pitì671/
Poic671/
Pytz671/
Puihotz671/
Potp671/
Pitx671/
Potd671/
Ppoi671/
Potx671/
Pgit671/
Pgoz671/
Poij671/
Vpot671/
Hpit671/
Hpot671/
Poid670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Poitz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis