Gershkowitz Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gershkowitz Surname User-submission:

This surname is likely from Yiddish הירש hirsh (deer) and Polish -owicz (son of).

Gershkowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Gershkowitz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is likely from Yiddish הירש hirsh (deer) and Polish -owicz (son of).

- herskovitz

Gershkowitz Last Name Facts

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

Gershkowitz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershkowitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Gershkowitz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gershkowitz live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gershkowitz is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Gershkowitz is most common in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and New Jersey, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Gershkowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gershkowitz surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Gershkowitz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.86% more than the national average, earning $68,976 USD per year.

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