Gewitz Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gewitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gewitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Gewitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gewitz reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Gewitz is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 45 percent live, Berlin, where 34 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Gewitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gewitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gewitz Last Name Statistics demography

Gewitz earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 164.94% more than the national average, earning $114,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geywitz92347/
Geiwitz92276/
Gewistz921/
Gewiz911/
Ewitz910/
Geywistz861/
Geiwittz861/
Sewitz8355/
Gevitz8313/
Giwitz839/
Jewitz834/
Hewitz833/
Gowitz831/
Yewitz831/
Gebitz831/
Gewetz831/
Gewiez830/
Gewitzsch8022/
Ewiz801/
Giebitz77153/
Ziewitz7782/
Seewitz7742/
Zeswitz7733/
Gaevitz7714/
Geywits7713/
Siewitz779/
Gaewicz774/
Chewitz771/
Giewidz771/
Guewicz771/
Guiwitz770/
Gaiwitz770/
Hewitze770/
Geivitz770/
Heweitz770/
Ebitz7354/
Ewicz7347/
Ewetz7347/
Ewaiz731/
Ewits730/
Evitz730/
Gewitsch7164/
Eichwitz7110/
Zebitz67115/
Govitz67107/
Sevitz67105/
Zevitz6742/
Geiwitsch6726/
Zywitz6721/
Gebicz6719/
Givetz6718/
Yevitz6716/
Jevitz6715/
Jewicz6710/
Gawicz678/
Gewich675/
Hewits672/
Givitz672/
Iewicz672/
Jewetz671/
Heschwitz671/
Eibetz671/
Eewicz671/
Sewicz671/
Jeschwitz671/
Eywicz671/
Cewicz671/
Ebeitz670/
Jewits670/

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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 Gewitz
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