Gallwitz Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gallwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gallwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3581:224,87625,165
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Austria221:387,06540,442
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gallwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gallwitz is most common in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gallwitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 598,302nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gallwitz are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 224,876. In Germany Gallwitz is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Gallwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gallwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gallwitz surname increased 771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gallwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gallwitz are 45.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92% registered with the party.

Gallwitz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.78% less than the national average, earning $33,752 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galwitz934/
Gallvitz8823/
Gollwitz882/
Gollwitze821/
Gallbuitz821/
Golwitz800/
Galviz717,965/
Gajlewicz71397/
Galwic7133/
Gailewicz7116/
Goselwitz7112/
Galuiz715/
Golbitz6755/
Golvitz6735/
Gallvez676/
Galluez675/
Gailewitch674/
Galvaiz672/
Galbicz671/
Gaijlewicz671/
Galvits671/
Golwits670/

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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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  • 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 Gallwitz
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