Gewirtz Surname
Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname
Gewirtz Surname User-submission:
Gewirtz is a Jewish surname, meaning 'spicer'; denoting someone who made spices. It is derived from German gewürz, which is gevirts in Yiddish.
Gewirtz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 845 | 1:428,945 | 37,042 |
| Israel | 387 | 1:22,113 | 3,272 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Gewirtz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gewirtz is a Jewish surname, meaning 'spicer'; denoting someone who made spices. It is derived from German gewürz, which is gevirts in Yiddish.
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Gewirtz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gewirtz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gewirtz is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gewirtz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 302,457th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Gewirtz live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 428,945. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States Gewirtz is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 31 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Gewirtz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gewirtz last name are 32.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Gewirtz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.6% more than the national average, earning $55,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 174.72% more than the national average, earning $136,489 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gewirz | 92 | 62 | / |
| Gevirtz | 86 | 181 | / |
| Gewertz | 86 | 147 | / |
| Gewurtz | 86 | 55 | / |
| Gewirts | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cewirtz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gewurz | 77 | 85 | / |
| Gewerz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gewürz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawirz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gevertz | 71 | 147 | / |
| Givertz | 71 | 121 | / |
| Gevurtz | 71 | 73 | / |
| Gevirts | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gewuerz | 71 | 14 | / |
| Govertz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Giwertz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gowertz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gewurcz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehwirz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siewertz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Siewierz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gewerths | 67 | 15 | / |
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