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

Gurwitz occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurwitz? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States Gurwitz is most common in: New York, where 38 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Gurwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurwitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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