Gerwitz Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

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

Gerwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6111:593,22248,399
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Gerwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gerwitz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerwitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,082nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Gerwitz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gerwitz live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 32 percent are found, Missouri, where 23 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Gerwitz exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Gerwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gerwitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerwitz last name rose 1,528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gerwitz last name are 17.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gerwitz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goerwitz936/
Erwitz9211/
Gerbitz86681/
Herwitz86108/
Gorwitz8688/
Zerwitz8665/
Görwitz8658/
Serwitz8649/
Garwitz8645/
Gervitz8643/
Jerwitz8612/
Erwiz833/
Cherwitz8012/
Guervitz807/
Gierwicz806/
Gherbitz802/
Gorweitz801/
Geirvitz800/
Gerviz777/
Geruiz772/
Erwetz771/
Herwiz770/
Gervits71100/
Gerbetz7176/
Girvitz7146/
Hervitz7133/
Görbitz7131/
Gorvitz7124/
Zervitz7123/
Serwetz7121/
Zerwetz7113/
Girwidz7112/
Gerwich718/
Gerbicz716/
Garwicz716/
Gorwits716/
Girwicz715/
Gorwaiz713/
Yervitz712/
Gervaiz711/
Girbitz711/
Heruitz711/
Erruitz711/
Gerbits710/
Garvitz710/
Chervitz67139/
Herwitch679/
Gherbetz676/
Zyrewitz673/
Girewicz672/
Hervitzh671/
Erviz671/
Gierbicz671/
Herwitts671/

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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 Gerwitz
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