Reitz Surname

20,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Reitz Surname Definition:

From the Frisian name Reit. Also a place name in Germany.

Reitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,3731:6,507794
United States10,6001:34,1944,265
Brazil1,0921:196,0397,552
South Africa7001:77,3979,599
France4191:158,52724,620
Denmark2551:22,1362,251
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Austria1041:81,87912,272
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
England561:994,96549,531
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Hungary511:192,47616,435
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Israel341:251,69522,987
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Chile201:880,82418,509
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Tonga11:107,313791
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5761:31,8653,832

Reitz (100) may also be a first name.

Reitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Frisian name Reit. Also a place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Ragizo, a pettform of names beginning with Ragan (counsel), as Raginhari and Reginmund; one who came from Ragizo, in Germany.

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

Reitz Last Name Facts

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

Reitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Reitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Reitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,788th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 277,568 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Reitz live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 100 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 12,373 people, or 1 in 6,507. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Reitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reitz surname increased 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reitz last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Reitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning 409,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 143.57% more than the national average, earning R 578,808 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $48,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reitze911,192/
Reiutz9114/
Reitez911/
Reidtz911/
Reitzz910/
Ritz8921,377/
Retz892,588/
Reiz891,255/
Reetz807,287/
Rietz804,609/
Ruetz802,073/
Raitz801,926/
Hritz801,626/
Raetz801,519/
Roetz80770/
Ritze80387/
Reutz80141/
Roitz80119/
Reits80118/
Hreiz80117/
Reatz8052/
Reicz8037/
Ruitz8033/
Hretz8022/
Reuiz8015/
Reiaz8014/
Rhetz8011/
Rettz808/
Reiyz807/
Rittz806/
Reyiz805/
Rithz804/
Rhitz803/
Retze802/
Rehtz801/
Reiez801/
Reitx801/
Restz801/
Reytz801/
Retzz801/
Rretz801/
Reizz800/
Ristz800/
Reidz800/
Reioz800/
Reitzsch770/
Riz757,032/
Rez751,916/
Reedtz73185/
Hreits7398/
Reites7382/
Raethz7371/
Reetze7350/
Raithz7335/
Reiths7331/
Raehtz7331/
Raittz7329/
Reitås7324/
Raitze7321/
Reitts7313/
Rowetz7310/
Reitci738/
Raitez738/
Reitch733/
Rheits731/
Rhettz731/
Rayitz731/
Hristz731/
Rittze731/
Reettz731/
Reutze730/
Reastz730/
Ruiz672,755,967/
Raiz6711,945/
Reaz679,828/
Ratz676,090/
Roiz673,068/
Rets672,033/
Rätz671,343/
Rits671,064/
Rytz671,020/
Reci67751/
Riez67421/
Hriz67393/
Ricz67261/
Reić67238/
Rátz67197/
Reyz67158/
Reez67151/
Rizz67123/
Ridz67119/
Reitsch6791/
Reic6757/
Retzsch6749/
Roggetz6734/
Recz6728/
Redz6721/
Rizh6718/
Reuz6711/
Rezh6710/
Rejautz6710/
Hrez675/
Rezz675/
Ritc674/
Rihz674/
Reittes673/
Retc672/
Róiz672/
Rizs672/
Rhiz672/
Rehz671/
Rëiz671/
Ërez671/
Geeritz671/
Rrez671/
Rezs671/
Rhez671/
Reggetz670/
Reichts670/

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