Roetz Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Roetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6461:83,86610,340
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Roetz Last Name Facts

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

Roetz is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Roetz.

How Common Is The Last Name Roetz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 443,594th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,464,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Roetz are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 83,866. In South Africa Roetz is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Roetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Roetz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roetz surname expanded 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roetz last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Roetz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.63% more than the national average, earning R 293,784 per year and in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rowetz9110/
Rohetz911/
Retz892,588/
Rotz892,166/
Roez891,507/
Roet89612/
Roggetz8334/
Reitz8026,255/
Roets809,422/
Reetz807,287/
Roest805,432/
Rietz804,609/
Ruetz802,073/
Raetz801,519/
Roeth80549/
Royez80420/
Roete80307/
Roett80276/
Rouez80162/
Reutz80141/
Roitz80119/
Rootz8083/
Roesz8059/
Reatz8052/
Rooet8041/
Hretz8022/
Rohet8017/
Rhetz8011/
Routz8010/
Rettz808/
Roytz805/
Rottz804/
Rowez802/
Rehtz801/
Rodtz801/
Reytz801/
Rhoet801/
Rohtz801/
Rretz801/
Hrotz800/
Rojez800/
Roetzsch771/
Roe7555,836/
Reitze731,192/
Roethe73229/
Reedtz73185/
Raethz7371/
Roedts7361/
Rojatz7342/
Raehtz7331/
Raetze7324/
Reiutz7314/
Rowets7314/
Royiet737/
Roette736/
Roheit732/
Rhettz731/
Reitez731/
Reidtz731/
Reettz731/
Rhoest730/
Reitzz730/
Roetch730/
Reutze730/
Reastz730/
Roetts730/
Rutz6712,552/
Reaz679,828/
Rohe678,344/
Ratz676,090/
Roes673,660/
Roiz673,068/
Roed672,231/
Raez671,928/
Rätz671,343/
Reiz671,255/
Rütz671,023/
Rouz67970/
Rodz67897/
Roer67839/
Rots67746/
Raet67618/
Roey67396/
Rötz67378/
Roep67334/
Rhoe67320/
Royz67219/
Reyz67158/
Rotzsch67100/
Roetsch6797/
Rocz6776/
Roee6776/
Rooe6767/
Retzsch6749/
Ráez6735/
Roea6734/
Recz6728/
Reuz6711/
Roetche6711/
Roec6711/
Rejautz6710/
Roeß678/
Rotc674/
Rgoe672/
Hroe671/
Ruoe670/
Reggetz670/
Roestch670/

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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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  • 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 Roetz
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