Gittelmacher Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gittelmacher Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Hittelmacher (“cap maker,” in Yiddish) becomes among Russian Jews Gittelmacher.

Gittelmacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel281:305,63026,425
United States141:25,889,924709,614

Gittelmacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Hittelmacher (“cap maker,” in Yiddish) becomes among Russian Jews Gittelmacher.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Gittelmacher Last Name Facts

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

Gittelmacher is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gittelmacher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gittelmacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gittelmacher is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Gittelmacher reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Gittelmacher is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 305,630. In Israel it is primarily found in: Southern District, where 61 percent are found, Northern District, where 29 percent are found and Central District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Israel this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Gittelmacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gittelmacher surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Gittelmacher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

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