Seitz Surname
Approximately 63,428 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 39,045 | 1:2,062 | 175 |
| United States | 17,594 | 1:20,601 | 2,600 |
| Austria | 1,272 | 1:6,695 | 827 |
| Switzerland | 1,247 | 1:6,586 | 1,046 |
| Canada | 1,247 | 1:29,547 | 3,871 |
| France | 845 | 1:78,607 | 11,064 |
| Argentina | 519 | 1:82,357 | 6,966 |
| Brazil | 274 | 1:781,293 | 28,383 |
| Chile | 188 | 1:93,705 | 3,583 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Finland | 79 | 1:69,579 | 7,783 |
| Paraguay | 77 | 1:93,984 | 2,236 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Netherlands | 73 | 1:231,331 | 30,466 |
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| Czechia | 50 | 1:212,669 | 30,259 |
| Croatia | 47 | 1:89,970 | 14,942 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Venezuela | 32 | 1:943,877 | 14,561 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,734 | 1:18,368 | 2,322 |
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.
Seitz Demographics
Average Male Seitz Height
176.71 cm
Average Female Seitz Height
162.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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