Berkowitz Surname
Approximately 19,264 people bear this surname
Berkowitz Surname Definition:
“The son of the Blessed” (Baruch) in Russian.
Berkowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,526 | 1:31,447 | 3,925 |
| Israel | 6,689 | 1:1,279 | 90 |
| South Africa | 300 | 1:180,592 | 19,818 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Germany | 141 | 1:570,961 | 46,627 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Mexico | 66 | 1:1,880,700 | 18,230 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Berkowitz (38) may also be a first name.
Berkowitz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“The son of the Blessed” (Baruch) in Russian.
(Polish, Ukranian) The son of Berek or Berko, pet forms of Baruch (blessed).
(from the name of a male ancestor) The name Berko is the kinnui of Issachar. Berkowitz originated in Brody in the middle of the eighteenth century and means “the son of Berko.” When Poland was partitioned among Prussia, Russia, and Austria, the Berkowitz branch of the family retained its name, and the Austrian branch took the name Bernstein.
Berkowitz Demographics
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Berkowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berkowitz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkowitz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,899th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 378,299 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Berkowitz live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Berkowitz is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 38 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,526 people, or 1 in 31,447. In The United States Berkowitz is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Berkowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berkowitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berkowitz last name rose 26,195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berkowitz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Berkowitz surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Berkowitz last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the political party.
The amount Berkowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.25% more than the national average, earning R 654,096 per year; in United States they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning $54,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning $61,620 CAD per year.
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