Shortz Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Shortz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shortz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Shortz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shortz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shortz is the 902,012th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shortz live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 17 percent reside, Indiana, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Shortz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shortz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shortz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shortz are 9.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Shortz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schortz92135/
Shortze920/
Shorrtz920/
Shorz911/
Shorts833,170/
Shertz83208/
Schorz8387/
Shartz8340/
Chortz830/
Sorz8055/
Schertz771,898/
Schartz771,452/
Soertsz7732/
Shortts7720/
Shourts7711/
Sourtze771/
Schorts771/
Shorrts771/
Sharttz771/
Shcertz771/
Sartz73105/
Sorts73104/
Sertz7342/
Sherz7336/
Sértz7334/
Zortz7324/
Sharz7319/
Shorc731/
Sorcz731/
Sorzh731/
Sordz730/
Scharttz712/
Schartze712/
Schaurtz711/
Schaertz711/
Schaartz711/
Scheurtz710/
Scherz674,410/
Schärz67310/
Sharts67289/
Szorcz67217/
Scharz6772/
Sherts6740/
Zsorzs678/
Sheerz673/
Siertz672/
Soorts672/
Sarthz671/
Sortse671/
Shahrz671/
Chorts671/
Szertz671/
Shorch671/
Sharhz671/
Shaarz671/
Shords670/
Zourtz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shortz
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