Family name Хитц (Hitz 
, Хитц) , in all the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Хитц is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Switzerland, the United States, and Germany. Much less frequently, Хитц is the forename as well as the last name.