Putz Surname

33,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Putz Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Putz, in Germany; dweller at, or near, a well or spring.

Putz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4,9751:1,712129
Germany4,8861:16,4772,177
United States2,7761:130,56913,762
Luxembourg6461:89978
Hungary5091:19,2852,178
France4351:152,69623,696
Poland3151:120,66317,968
Belgium2311:49,7698,099
Canada2301:160,19816,186
Slovakia1221:43,7418,259
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Romania861:233,46422,424
Italy831:736,82861,221
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
South Africa781:694,58649,962
England651:857,20145,134
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Australia361:749,88148,970
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile281:629,16015,000
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Greece171:651,75273,285
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Wales81:386,81619,671
Norway81:642,78647,258
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Putz (29) may also be a first name.

Putz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Putz, in Germany; dweller at, or near, a well or spring.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Putz Last Name Facts

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

Putz is most common in Austria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Putz.

How Common Is The Last Name Putz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,124th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 454,562 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Putz live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Putz is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 4,975 people, or 1 in 1,712. In Austria Putz is mostly found in: Upper Austria, where 22 percent are found, Styria, where 21 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Austria this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Putz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Putz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Putz last name grew 2,135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Putz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Putz surname are 9.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Putz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning 387,742 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 153.81% more than the national average, earning R 603,144 per year; in United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pautz892,680/
Puetz892,583/
Putze891,073/
Peutz89141/
Pfutz8970/
Puitz8933/
Poutz8932/
Pustz8918/
Puthz897/
Puttz890/
Puz861,640/
Pfautz80516/
Pfoutz80365/
Pfutze8061/
Pautze8012/
Pauthz803/
Phoutz802/
Phautz801/
Poustz800/
Pitz757,360/
Puts752,767/
Pucz75105/
Puzz75101/
Pauz7580/
Puiz7568/
Pótz7511/
Pouz758/
Peuz755/
Pudz754/
Puzh752/
Puyz752/
Putc751/
Puzs751/
Putzsch730/
Poetz67373/
Pittz67241/
Putse67152/
Putch67148/
Pootz67141/
Putts67132/
Pauts67110/
Puscz6785/
Pouts6782/
Pfitz6774/
Puits6756/
Pudzs6753/
Potrz6751/
Pautzsch6732/
Pfütz6731/
Pitsz6719/
Pfuhz6716/
Pitcz6710/
Puuts679/
Paucz679/
Pfauz678/
Pottz678/
Pudzh675/
Putce675/
Paudz674/
Phuuz674/
Pusts674/
Pouzh672/
Pautc672/
Phitz671/
Puzch671/
Piztz671/
Pouzz671/
Puyts671/
Puecz671/
Phutc671/
Poudz671/
Poutx671/
Pfuts670/
Peuts670/

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