Kanowitz Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kanowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3081:27,7854,026
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Germany61:13,417,576340,600

Kanowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanowitz has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,285th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kanowitz are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Kanowitz is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 27,785. In Israel it is most numerous in: Jerusalem District, where 31 percent live, Central District, where 28 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent live. Excluding Israel this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kanowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanowitz surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Kanowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.75% less than the national average, earning R 33,864 per year; in United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.67% more than the national average, earning $68,894 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanowitz
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