Wortz Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

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

Wortz Surname User-submission:

The Wortz surname is a variation of Wirtz or Wurtz.

Wortz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

The alternate forms: Wörtz (96) are calculated separately.

Wortz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wortz surname is a variation of Wirtz or Wurtz.

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Wortz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wortz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Wörtz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wortz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 725,073rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Wortz reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States Wortz is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Wortz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wortz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wortz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wortz surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.68% registered with the political party.

Wortz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,207 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wörtz9396/
Woertz91325/
Worstz911/
Wortze910/
Worz8944/
Wertz8012,663/
Worts80535/
Woerz80438/
Wartz8052/
Wärtz809/
Vortz803/
Wordz802/
Worrz801/
Wuertz731,430/
Weertz73226/
Woerts73133/
Woorts7345/
Bohrtz7332/
Worths736/
Werdtz735/
Wertzs734/
Borttz732/
Wartze732/
Boirtz732/
Wortch731/
Bortsz731/
Waartz731/
Bourtz731/
Waurtz731/
Hwartz731/
Werhtz730/
Wuirtz730/
Wortts730/
Werrtz730/
Wörz673,645/
Werz672,496/
Warz67158/
Wortche6712/
Worc676/

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