Weitz Surname
Approximately 12,598 people bear this surname
Weitz Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid (forest), as Witbald and Wittimar, or with Wig (fight or sanctify), as Wigibald and Wigbrand.
Weitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,189 | 1:15,515 | 2,040 |
| United States | 4,596 | 1:78,864 | 9,001 |
| South Africa | 1,091 | 1:49,659 | 6,298 |
| Israel | 625 | 1:13,692 | 2,090 |
| France | 226 | 1:293,906 | 45,015 |
| Canada | 139 | 1:265,076 | 24,993 |
| Austria | 121 | 1:70,375 | 10,758 |
| Brazil | 108 | 1:1,982,170 | 63,074 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 441 | 1:113,875 | 11,266 |
Weitz (42) may also be a first name.
Weitz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Wizo, a pet form of names beginning with Wid (forest), as Witbald and Wittimar, or with Wig (fight or sanctify), as Wigibald and Wigbrand.
Weitz Demographics
Weitz Political Affiliation
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Weitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weitz (Arabic: يتز) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weitz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,444th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 578,468 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Weitz are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weitz is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 42 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 5,189 people, or 1 in 15,515. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 49 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Weitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weitz last name expanded 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Weitz last name are 37.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Weitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 320.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,518 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.19% more than the national average, earning R 292,740 per year; in United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $56,850 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weitze | 91 | 685 | / |
| Weitsz | 91 | 569 | / |
| Wheitz | 91 | 10 | / |
| Weithz | 91 | 7 | / |
| Weitzs | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weitez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weittz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hweitz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weidtz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weitzh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Witz | 89 | 3,864 | / |
| Wetz | 89 | 1,783 | / |
| Weiz | 89 | 612 | / |
| Waitz | 80 | 1,852 | / |
| Veitz | 80 | 365 | / |
| Weits | 80 | 312 | / |
| Wietz | 80 | 172 | / |
| Hwitz | 80 | 119 | / |
| Wuitz | 80 | 97 | / |
| Weizz | 80 | 37 | / |
| Witzø | 80 | 31 | / |
| Witcz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wetze | 80 | 11 | / |
| Whitz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wuetz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Weetz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wittz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woitz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waetz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weicz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weizs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weutz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Witrz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weytz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witzs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wettz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weatz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woetz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weitzsch | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wez | 75 | 254 | / |
| Wiz | 75 | 128 | / |
| Weijts | 73 | 412 | / |
| Weites | 73 | 239 | / |
| Witzøe | 73 | 149 | / |
| Waitze | 73 | 39 | / |
| Weitch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Weytze | 73 | 6 | / |
| Veitez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woyetz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weiths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whetze | 73 | 3 | / |
| Widtzø | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whaitz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waitez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waitrz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veitze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veitzh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Høwitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wietrz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whuitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witzhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beithz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowetz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whittz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whitze | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wietzs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Uitz | 67 | 4,382 | / |
| Watz | 67 | 1,849 | / |
| Waiz | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Widz | 67 | 1,622 | / |
| Vitz | 67 | 922 | / |
| Uetz | 67 | 915 | / |
| Wets | 67 | 546 | / |
| Wits | 67 | 311 | / |
| Veiz | 67 | 145 | / |
| Weitsch | 67 | 124 | / |
| Vetz | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wizz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wiez | 67 | 30 | / |
| Weez | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wátz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Witzsch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wicz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Witc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wecz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wizh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wezz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woittez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weithes | 67 | 0 | / |
Weitz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weitz in the Arabic language | ||
| يتز | ytz | - |
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