Pöhlitz Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pöhlitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pöhlitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183

The alternate forms: Pohlitz (19) are calculated separately.

Pöhlitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pöhlitz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pohlitz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöhlitz? popularity and diffusion

Pöhlitz is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Pöhlitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pöhlitz are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany Pöhlitz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live and Bavaria, where 20 percent live. Aside from Germany Pöhlitz occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohlitz9519/
Pölitz92195/
Poehlitz8022/
Politz771,275/
Palitz77180/
Pelitz7717/
Pahlitzsch71285/
Pollitz71182/
Pöhlich7117/
Poelitz7112/
Pallitz712/
Peulitz711/
Polittz711/
Paelitz710/
Paliz672,357/
Peliz671,093/
Poliz67102/
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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
  • 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 Pöhlitz
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