Gailowitz Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gailowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gailowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gailowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gailowitz is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gailowitz? popularity and diffusion

Gailowitz is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Gailowitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gailowitz are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Gailowitz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Saxony, where 26 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live.

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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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