Pöltz Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pöltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pöltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pöltz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pöltz is found most frequently in Hungary. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pöltz? popularity and diffusion

Pöltz is the 3,798,600th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Pöltz is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pöltz reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 467,442. In Hungary Pöltz is most frequent in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 57 percent live, Budapest, where 38 percent live and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Hungary it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pölz89831/
Pölt89112/
Peltz804,442/
Pletz802,900/
Piltz802,123/
Pölcz80231/
Pültz8056/
Pältz809/
Pölte801/
Plt7596/
Plz7529/
Paeltz73117/
Pfeltz7373/
Pueltz736/
Poeltz733/
Peeltz731/
Piltze730/
Plettz730/
Peltze730/
Pilz6722,359/
Pelz6711,213/
Pelt673,721/
Plet672,704/
Plez67627/
Pilt67449/
Pülz6792/
Pöld6727/
Plåt679/
Pælt677/
Pltd674/
Plhz671/
Plte671/
Pltt671/
Pälz671/
Hplz671/
Plzs671/
Plzz671/
Pltp671/
Pylt671/
Pylz671/
Pflt671/
Bplz671/
Hplt671/

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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 Pöltz
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