Gurwitz Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gurwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Israel131:658,28045,106
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gurwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurwitz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurwitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 603,653rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. The last name Gurwitz is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gurwitz are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 38 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Gurwitz exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Gurwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gurwitz are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Gurwitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning R 135,828 per year and in United States they earn 27.03% more than the national average, earning $54,814 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourwitz9318/
Gurvitz86263/
Gurwicz86145/
Gorwitz8688/
Gurbitz864/
Gurwitch8077/
Gourvitz8061/
Goerwitz806/
Goorwitz803/
Gurweicz802/
Gorweitz801/
Guruitez801/
Gurwitts800/
Gurwic7713/
Gurwitsch752/
Gurvits71304/
Girvitz7146/
Gurwich7140/
Gorvitz7124/
Gurviez7119/
Girwidz7112/
Gurbicz7111/
Gurvitš718/
Gorwits716/
Girwicz715/
Gaurwitsch715/
Gurwiec711/
Guruicz711/
Gurvitch67112/
Gurvitsj674/
Gourvits674/

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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 Gurwitz
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