Gershowitz Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gershowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gershowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4481:19,1022,841
United States4171:869,20665,973
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Gershowitz Last Name Facts

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

Gershowitz is found most in Israel. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gershowitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gershowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gershowitz is the 399,363rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Gershowitz live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 19,102. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 24 percent are found, Northern District, where 22 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent are found. Besides Israel Gershowitz is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 47 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Gershowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gershowitz are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gershowitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning R 233,052 per year; in United States they earn 26.25% more than the national average, earning $54,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $46,528 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Gershowitz
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