Stutz Surname

29,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stutz Surname Definition:

(German) The short or little man.

Stutz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,6481:1,454116
United States4,9601:73,0768,432
Germany4,2201:19,0772,517
France8441:78,70011,080
Brazil8141:262,99110,110
Argentina7471:57,2204,842
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
England501:1,114,36153,243
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:80,4798,473

The alternate forms: Stütz (4,184) & Štutz (4) are calculated separately.

Stutz (20) may also be a first name.

Stutz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The short or little man.

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

Stutz Last Name Facts

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

Stutz is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also occur as a variant: Stütz or Štutz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stutz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,716th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 404,684 people. Stutz is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Stutz are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Stutz is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname Stutz is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 5,648 people, or 1 in 1,454. In Switzerland Stutz is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Aargau, where 28 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 23 percent reside.

Stutz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stutz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 795 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stutz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stutz surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stutz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.17% less than the national average, earning R 73,260 per year; in United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $57,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stütz934,184/
Štutz934/
Stautz91445/
Stuetz91308/
Stoutz91210/
Stuttz9130/
Stuitz914/
Steutz913/
Sthutz912/
Stutze912/
Sttutz911/
Stuutz910/
Stustz910/
Studtz910/
Stuz8921/
Stheutz832/
Stitz802,724/
Stucz8097/
Stuts8075/
Studz8015/
Stouz804/
Stauz802/
Stuiz802/
Shtuz802/
Stutx801/
Stutts734,928/
Stuyts73345/
Stauts73185/
Shtuts73107/
Studts7355/
Stouts7336/
Stuits7325/
Steuts7311/
Stutch7310/
Xstutx735/
Shtitz732/
Stoetz732/
Stittz732/
Stuuts731/
Stutcs731/
Staucz730/
Stootz730/
Stidtz730/
Stuijts67105/
Stuc6730/
Staudzs6711/
Staudzh6710/
Stheuts671/
Shtauts671/
Shtutts671/
Stautts670/

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