Zeitz Surname

85,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zeitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3581:23,9743,179
United States1,4801:244,90523,335
Brazil3221:664,82724,540
Canada971:379,85133,859
Australia871:310,29526,919
Israel831:103,10411,791
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Austria181:473,08046,251
France121:5,535,227269,324
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland61:916,11741,832
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Zeitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeitz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zeitz is the 85,922nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,298,796 people. The last name Zeitz is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Zeitz reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zeitz is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 3,358 people, or 1 in 23,974. In Germany Zeitz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Bavaria, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Zeitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zeitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zeitz surname rose 1,104 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zeitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zeitz are 40.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.96% registered with the party.

The amount Zeitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.6% less than the national average, earning 264,393 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.23% more than the national average, earning $65,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeitzs9114/
Zeiatz917/
Zeitze911/
Zeittz911/
Zitz891,065/
Zetz89195/
Zeiz8922/
Seitz8063,428/
Zietz802,161/
Zaitz80781/
Jeitz80539/
Zeits80275/
Zaetz8065/
Czeiz8015/
Ziatz8015/
Zyetz8013/
Czetz8012/
Tzitz809/
Czitz807/
Zhitz806/
Zettz803/
Tzetz803/
Zoitz802/
Zeitc802/
Zuetz802/
Zgetz801/
Zitez801/
Zeutz800/
Zitze800/
Ziz751,057/
Zez75153/
Zaiatz73158/
Zajitz7348/
Zaietz7312/
Zheits735/
Sceitz735/
Zeitts735/
Zeitch732/
Dziatz731/
Zaitze731/
Zetzse731/
Seietz731/
Ziiatz731/
Zayetz731/
Seiztz730/
Seiatz730/
Cheitz730/
Zhoetz730/
Zeitzsche711/
Getz6713,470/
Sitz672,474/
Seiz672,089/
Setz671,963/
Zaiz671,892/
Zatz67830/
Gitz67609/
Jetz67235/
Zets67147/
Hziz67138/
Zeic6785/
Zeitsch6749/
Zits6726/
Zeez6724/
Zetzsch6721/
Zizz6719/
Ziez6714/
Åziz6712/
Zeaz6712/
Zeuz6710/
Zicz679/
Zsiz673/
Jitz673/
Zuiz672/
Zidz672/
Dzez672/
Cziz672/
Dzheits671/
Zedz671/
Zeić671/
Zoiz671/
Hzez671/
Zziz671/
Zjtz671/
Zciz671/
Zezs671/
Zezh671/
Zeyz671/

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