Tvrz Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Tvrz Surname User-submission:

Tvrz is a Czech surname, which means 'fortified house', 'fortified keep'. It was usually owned by lower nobility in medieval times.

Tvrz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2521:42,1966,993
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Tvrz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tvrz is a Czech surname, which means 'fortified house', 'fortified keep'. It was usually owned by lower nobility in medieval times.

- kubaj_cz

Tvrz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tvrz occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tvrz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 887,624th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. Tvrz is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tvrz live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Tvrz is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 42,196. In Czechia Tvrz is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 26 percent live, Prague, where 25 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 18 percent live. Besides Czechia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Tvrz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tvrz earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning R 228,924 per year and in United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tvr8613/
Tvz864/
Tvzx752/
Tvjz751/
Tvrc751/
Tvre751/
Tvrj751/
Tvzc751/
Tvzh751/
Dtvz751/
Tvrzová73240/
Tvrzova733/
Thvre6710/
Tåvær671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tvrz
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