Waitz Surname

220,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Waitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8901:90,45611,380
United States4121:879,75566,617
Austria3621:23,5233,685
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Norway231:223,57824,793
France81:8,302,840321,660
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Waitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waitz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 220,534th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Waitz reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Waitz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 890 people, or 1 in 90,456. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 27 percent are found, Hesse, where 25 percent are found and Thuringia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 20 percent are found.

Waitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waitz surname expanded 509 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waitz are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning 317,535 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.1% less than the national average, earning R 30,660 per year and in United States they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning $54,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitze9139/
Whaitz912/
Waitez911/
Waitrz911/
Waittz911/
Witz893,864/
Watz891,849/
Waiz891,638/
Weitz8012,598/
Waits807,953/
Baitz80742/
Wietz80172/
Hwitz80119/
Wuitz8097/
Vaitz8081/
Wattz8045/
Witzø8031/
Waaiz8027/
Hwatz8018/
Witcz8015/
Waicz8014/
Hwaiz8011/
Whitz8010/
Waytz806/
Waiez805/
Wittz804/
Wautz804/
Woitz804/
Waetz803/
Watze803/
Waitc802/
Whatz802/
Waitx802/
Witrz801/
Waiaz801/
Wayiz801/
Waizz801/
Witzs801/
Waatz801/
Watzs800/
Weatz800/
Watrz800/
Waz751,520/
Wiz75128/
Waites737,369/
Weitze73685/
Weitsz73569/
Witzøe73149/
Whaits7398/
Waitts7349/
Waitse7328/
Wheitz7310/
Weithz737/
Widtzø733/
Weitzs732/
Weitez731/
Weittz731/
Hweitz731/
Høwitz731/
Wietrz731/
Wattsz731/
Weidtz731/
Whuitz731/
Witzhe731/
Waatze731/
Weitzh730/
Whittz730/
Whitze730/
Wietzs730/
Uitz674,382/
Wetz671,783/
Widz671,622/
Vaiz671,338/
Vitz67922/
Weiz67612/
Wats67495/
Whaites67417/
Wits67311/
Vatz67164/
Wizz6771/
Waaz6766/
Wahz6753/
Watc6744/
Waitche6737/
Wiez6730/
Wátz6724/
Waic6721/
Witzsch6715/
Wicz6714/
Wadz6711/
Wayz679/
Wazz677/
Hwaz675/
Weaz675/
Wazh675/
Woiz674/
Wacz674/
Waithes673/
Witc673/
Wajz673/
Wizh672/
Hwiz671/
Waitshe671/
Wuiz671/
Woittez671/
Whaitts671/
Vwaz671/
Wjtz671/
Wihz671/
Wytz671/
Wwaz671/
Whaz670/

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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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  • 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 Waitz
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