Wörtz Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Wörtz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Wortz (401) are calculated separately.
Wörtz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wörtz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wörtz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Wortz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wörtz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wörtz is the 1,894,523rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Wörtz is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wörtz reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wörtz is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent are found and Bavaria, where 36 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortz | 93 | 401 | / |
| Wörz | 89 | 3,645 | / |
| Wertz | 80 | 12,663 | / |
| Börtz | 80 | 84 | / |
| Wartz | 80 | 52 | / |
| Wörth | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wärtz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wörte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuertz | 73 | 1,430 | / |
| Woertz | 73 | 325 | / |
| Weertz | 73 | 226 | / |
| Werdtz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wertzs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waartz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwartz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Werhtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Werrtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuirtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wert | 67 | 6,960 | / |
| Werz | 67 | 2,496 | / |
| Wort | 67 | 1,597 | / |
| Wart | 67 | 661 | / |
| Warz | 67 | 158 | / |
| Wörtche | 67 | 108 | / |
| Worz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wörd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wörtz
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