Seitz Surname

8,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seitz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Sigizo, a pet form of names beginning with Sieg (victory), as Sigibald, Sigiheri and Sigismund.

Seitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany39,0451:2,062175
United States17,5941:20,6012,600
Austria1,2721:6,695827
Switzerland1,2471:6,5861,046
Canada1,2471:29,5473,871
France8451:78,60711,064
Argentina5191:82,3576,966
Brazil2741:781,29328,383
Chile1881:93,7053,583
Australia1571:171,94717,598
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
England791:705,29239,851
Finland791:69,5797,783
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Croatia471:89,97014,942
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Norway141:367,30634,015
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Panama51:782,45211,059
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7341:18,3682,322

Seitz (46) may also be a first name.

Seitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Sigizo, a pet form of names beginning with Sieg (victory), as Sigibald, Sigiheri and Sigismund.

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

Seitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seitz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seitz? popularity and diffusion

Seitz is the 8,932nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 114,895 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Seitz reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Seitz is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 46 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 39,045 people, or 1 in 2,062. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 46 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Seitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seitz surname grew 644 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seitz are 21.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning 287,536 kr per year; in Peru they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,802 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning R 272,172 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,721 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szeitz91646/
Seitze9130/
Sheitz9124/
Sceitz915/
Seitez912/
Seietz911/
Seiztz910/
Seiatz910/
Sitz892,474/
Seiz892,089/
Setz891,963/
Scheitz83405/
Zeitz805,611/
Sitze80719/
Saitz80708/
Jeitz80539/
Sietz80272/
Seits80269/
Setze80109/
Soitz8071/
Seatz8064/
Seetz8064/
Suetz8053/
Shetz8051/
Shitz8037/
Seutz8025/
Saetz8011/
Sitez8010/
Scitz804/
Suitz802/
Siatz802/
Sheiz801/
Settz801/
Seiaz801/
Seiez801/
Sceiz801/
Seicz801/
Seitc800/
Sestz800/
Seytz800/
Seidz800/
Sistz800/
Scheidtz775/
Scheittz770/
Siz75263/
Sez7596/
Sheetz733,744/
Schitz73950/
Schetz73508/
Sheatz7396/
Szeicz7364/
Sajitz7360/
Sawetz7359/
Saietz7356/
Seijts7348/
Scitzs7344/
Seites7338/
Szaitz7332/
Shuetz7319/
Zeitzs7314/
Sijatz7310/
Seidts737/
Zeiatz737/
Seitts736/
Sojitz734/
Scietz734/
Sietze733/
Shuitz733/
Shoetz732/
Shitze732/
Zeittz731/
Sceetz731/
Sayitz731/
Shihtz731/
Shestz731/
Shhetz731/
Shittz731/
Sehatz731/
Seyetz731/
Suitze731/
Zeitze731/
Seytzh731/
Seitse731/
Sheiaz731/
Seitch730/
Sheits730/
Sheidz730/
Seiths730/
Shettz730/
Cheitz730/
Shietz730/
Seytze730/
Sjuetz730/
Schegietz713/
Saiz6734,751/
Getz6713,470/
Schuetz676,772/
Cetz674,725/
Scheetz674,037/
Satz673,667/
Zitz671,065/
Scheutz67628/
Gitz67609/
Schaetz67363/
Jetz67235/
Seci67215/
Zetz67195/
Seaz67194/
Schiøtz67192/
Siez67183/
Schoetz67151/
Seez67150/
Sidz67149/
Sáiz67139/
Schietz67113/
Sits6791/
Sicz6780/
Seyz6761/
Schaitz6759/
Suiz6749/
Shez6746/
Shiz6739/
Seuz6732/
Schiotz6729/
Schittz6728/
Seic6727/
Sytz6726/
Zeiz6722/
Schuitz6717/
Soiz6712/
Setc6710/
Citz677/
Sihz676/
Scheatz675/
Scetzhe675/
Sets674/
Sizz674/
Sizh674/
Sciz673/
Jitz673/
Schettz673/
Seihets673/
Seič673/
Seytzhe673/
Sitc673/
Zsiz673/
Sitx672/
Schitze672/
Ceiz672/
Šitz672/
Hsiz671/
Schedtz671/
Sheetze671/
Sezz671/
Shceetz671/
Sgiz671/
Sitš671/
Seić671/
Sedz671/
Sehz671/
Sezs671/
Sjez671/
Seithes670/
Scheits670/
Sheites670/
Seichts670/
Schoitz670/

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