Wiltz Surname

116,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wiltz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave).

Wiltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6741:98,65510,969
Germany1521:529,64144,407
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
France431:1,544,714145,815
England81:6,964,757184,742
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guam11:160,1214,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

Wiltz (83) may also be a first name.

Wiltz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave).

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

Wiltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiltz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiltz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,747th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,846,351 people. Wiltz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wiltz reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 83 people.

Wiltz is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,674 people, or 1 in 98,655. In The United States Wiltz is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 39 percent live, Texas, where 26 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Wiltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiltz surname grew 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiltz surname are 3.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiltz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.7% more than the national average, earning R 408,024 per year and in United States they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $39,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiltz911/
Wiltsz911/
Wiltze910/
Wilz891,202/
Wiltzse831/
Wilts802,323/
Weltz801,756/
Viltz80387/
Wilcz8084/
Willz8033/
Wältz8020/
Wuilz808/
Wiltc803/
Wildz802/
Wilzs801/
Wiltx800/
Wiltzsch7767/
Wlz756/
Wiltse733,216/
Waeltz73282/
Woeltz7385/
Willts7317/
Billtz733/
Weltze731/
Wiltch731/
Wielts731/
Vieltz731/
Wealtz731/
Wiltts731/
Wiltst731/
Wiltsh731/
Huiltz731/
Weltzs730/
Wiltce730/
Wheltz730/
Welz679,517/
Vilz67332/
Wiltsch67289/
Wölz67216/
Wälz6769/
Wilc6711/
Wlts675/
Whiltås672/
Vwlz671/
Wlez671/
Wltx671/
Wylz671/
Wiltche670/
Wiltsse670/

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