Weritz Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3061:263,09028,132
Austria191:448,18144,644
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weritz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weritz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weritz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 816,514th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Weritz reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Weritz is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 263,090. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Hesse, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany Weritz exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Weritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weritz surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weritz Last Name Statistics demography

Weritz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wergitz921/
Werhitz921/
Weriz912/
Weheritz861/
Waritz8354/
Wöritz8310/
Veritz834/
Weretz833/
Woritz830/
Werutz830/
Vieritz77205/
Beyritz7721/
Vergitz7717/
Beroitz776/
Berritz771/
Weritch771/
Beiritz771/
Wharitz770/
Veriz7347/
Wariz7341/
Werez7332/
Wiriz731/
Woriz731/
Weric730/
Beyreitz7113/
Weritsch719/
Beretz67172/
Warits67110/
Werich6796/
Veriez6780/
Wierez6722/
Varitz6711/
Berits6710/
Wirits676/
Veretz672/
Warriz672/
Weiric672/
Waridz671/
Verriz671/
Voritz671/
Werycz671/
Wetritsch671/
Veroiz671/
Wahriz671/
Bericz671/
Wairiz671/
Wheric671/
Werici671/
Wueric670/
Woretz670/
Warutz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Weritz
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