Hurwits Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Hurwits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurwits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Hurwits Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hurwits occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurwits? popularity and diffusion

Hurwits is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Hurwits live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 497,535. In Slovenia Hurwits is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 80 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurwitz866,203/
Horwits8631/
Hurvits8613/
Hurwitch80107/
Hourwitz8022/
Haurwitz8010/
Horwitts801/
Gurwitts800/
Urwitz7761/
Hurwic775/
Urbits775/
Urwitc771/
Gurwitsch752/
Hurvitz71653/
Gurvits71304/
Hurwich71148/
Hurvyts7138/
Hurwicz7130/
Horvits717/
Hurvets717/
Jurwitz715/
Gaurwitsch715/
Hurwidz711/
Hurvics711/
Huruitz711/
Urbitsch67120/
Gurwitch6777/
Hourvitz6736/
Gourwitz6718/
Hoorwitz6718/
Gurvitsj674/
Gourvits674/
Hourwich673/
Horvaits671/
Hurwhich671/
Horrwitz670/

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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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  • 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 Hurwits
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