Sitz Surname

173,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Sitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4971:242,12423,116
Germany3541:227,41725,366
Austria3491:24,4003,832
France1271:523,01472,224
Poland671:567,29552,993
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tonga11:107,313791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:185,30916,412

The alternate forms: Šitz (2) are calculated separately.

Sitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sitz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šitz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,647th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,945,653 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Sitz reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,497 people, or 1 in 242,124. In The United States Sitz is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Alabama, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Sitz is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.

Sitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sitz last name grew 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sitz last name are 22.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.52% being registered with the party.

Sitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šitz922/
Seitz8963,428/
Sitze89719/
Saitz89708/
Sietz89272/
Soitz8971/
Shitz8937/
Sitez8910/
Scitz894/
Suitz892/
Sistz890/
Siz86263/
Schitz80950/
Szeitz80646/
Scitzs8044/
Szaitz8032/
Seitze8030/
Sheitz8024/
Sceitz805/
Scietz804/
Sietze803/
Shuitz803/
Seitez802/
Shitze802/
Shihtz801/
Shittz801/
Suitze801/
Seiztz800/
Shietz800/
Saiz7534,751/
Seiz752,089/
Setz751,963/
Zitz751,065/
Gitz75609/
Siez75183/
Sidz75149/
Sáiz75139/
Sits7591/
Sicz7580/
Suiz7549/
Shiz7539/
Sytz7526/
Soiz7512/
Citz757/
Sihz756/
Sizz754/
Sizh754/
Sciz753/
Jitz753/
Sitc753/
Zsiz753/
Sitx752/
Hsiz751/
Sgiz751/
Sitš751/
Scheitz73405/
Schiøtz73192/
Schietz73113/
Schaitz7359/
Schiotz7329/
Schittz7328/
Schuitz7317/
Schitze732/
Schoitz730/
Sites676,638/
Zeitz675,611/
Zietz672,161/
Sitch67854/
Sitts67798/
Zaitz67781/
Jeitz67539/
Seits67269/
Suits67265/
Schiz67169/
Setze67109/
Seatz6764/
Seetz6764/
Siets6761/
Jaitz6759/
Shetz6751/
Schiøttz6742/
Shaiz6732/
Schiodtz6732/
Saits6727/
Shits6725/
Seutz6725/
Siecz6720/
Saizs6718/
Sciez6711/
Sitcs6710/
Gihtz6710/
Sichz679/
Schiødtz677/
Zhitz676/
Sitse675/
Scheidtz675/
Schuitze673/
Shitc672/
Cuitz672/
Shytz672/
Zoitz672/
Hsizh671/
Sitce671/
Sheiz671/
Settz671/
Szytz671/
Sceiz671/
Shuiz671/
Szuiz671/
Xhitz671/
Zitez671/
Sitsh671/
Shizz671/
Sihts671/
Saicz671/
Schoitze671/
Seicz671/
Sihzh671/
Shoiz671/
Jitze671/
Soits670/
Seitc670/
Sestz670/
Coitz670/
Seytz670/
Saidz670/
Seidz670/
Cittz670/
Sietc670/
Scits670/
Zitze670/
Gitze670/
Gestz670/
Scheittz670/

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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 Sitz
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