Gerkowitz Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gerkowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gerkowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerkowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerkowitz is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerkowitz? popularity and diffusion
Gerkowitz is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gerkowitz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Gerkowitz reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Southern District, where 57 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 29 percent reside and Central District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Israel Gerkowitz occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerzkowitz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Erkowitz | 94 | 2 | / |
| Zerkowitz | 89 | 70 | / |
| Herkowitz | 89 | 52 | / |
| Gorkowitz | 89 | 28 | / |
| Gerkowicz | 89 | 12 | / |
| Gerkewitz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gercowitz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gierkowicz | 84 | 27 | / |
| Gerzkowicz | 84 | 5 | / |
| Herhkowitz | 84 | 3 | / |
| Cherkowitz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Grekowicz | 78 | 256 | / |
| Zerkovitz | 78 | 77 | / |
| Hercowitz | 78 | 41 | / |
| Jerkovitz | 78 | 23 | / |
| Gerkewicz | 78 | 22 | / |
| Jerkowicz | 78 | 15 | / |
| Herkovitz | 78 | 13 | / |
| Cerkovitz | 78 | 13 | / |
| Serkowicz | 78 | 5 | / |
| Gercowicz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Herkowits | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gorkawitz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Herkowicz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Yerkowicz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gorkowicz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shrekowitz | 74 | 10 | / |
| Herzkowicz | 74 | 5 | / |
| Sierkowicz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gerkovic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serkowitsch | 70 | 16 | / |
| Gorkowitsch | 70 | 2 | / |
| Jerkowitsch | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gerkovich | 67 | 90 | / |
| Herkovits | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jerkovits | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sirkovitz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zercovitz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yerkowich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zirkovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grecowicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hercovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serkovicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grekovits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grekovitš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gercowich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkawits | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gerkowitz
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