Gorwitz Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gorwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Görwitz (58) are calculated separately.

Gorwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorwitz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Görwitz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorwitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorwitz is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gorwitz live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 40 percent live, New York, where 19 percent live and Wisconsin, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Gorwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gorwitz surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorwitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gorwitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.32% less than the national average, earning 255,001 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $50,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görwitz9558/
Gourwitz9318/
Goerwitz936/
Goorwitz933/
Gorweitz931/
Orwitz9253/
Horwitz867,249/
Gerwitz86643/
Gurwitz86514/
Garwitz8645/
Gorvitz8624/
Gorwits866/
Gorwaiz863/
Gourvitz8061/
Hourwitz8022/
Hoorwitz8018/
Gorwitch802/
Horrwitz800/
Gorrbitz800/
Orwicz7730/
Orvitz7727/
Gorwic773/
Horwiz772/
Orwiez771/
Goorwitch7516/
Horvitz71894/
Gurvitz71263/
Gurwicz71145/
Gorvits71100/
Harwitz7160/
Gervitz7143/
Garbitz7134/
Horwits7131/
Görbitz7131/
Garwicz716/
Gurbitz714/
Gorwich713/
Horwijz711/
Gãrbitz711/
Horuitz711/
Horbitz711/
Orzvitz711/
Garvitz710/
Orviz67722/
Horwitch67184/
Gurwitch6777/
Hourvitz6736/
Haurwitz6710/
Gierwicz676/
Goorwich675/
Arwiz674/
Gourvits674/
Oruiz673/
Gurweicz672/
Guruitez671/
Ghorbits671/
Garwitch671/
Horwitts671/
Orwic670/
Gurwitts670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorwitz
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