Katsovich Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Katsovich Surname User-submission:

Is one of the oldest and most common Jewish surnames. Katz is an abbreviation formed from the Hebrew initials of the term Cohen Tzedek (Hebrew: כהן צדק), which literally means "authentic priest" or "priest of justice". Jews who bear this name traditionally belong to the tribe of Levi and are often considered as Cohanim, which believed to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron.

Read More About This Surname

Katsovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Israel121:713,13647,700
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Katsovich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Is one of the oldest and most common Jewish surnames. Katz is an abbreviation formed from the Hebrew initials of the term Cohen Tzedek (Hebrew: כהן צדק), which literally means "authentic priest" or "priest of justice". Jews who bear this name traditionally belong to the tribe of Levi and are often considered as Cohanim, which believed to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron. One tradition claims that the name bearers of this surname are of patrilineal descent from the biblical Zadok, the first high priest in Solomon's Temple.

- noam

Katsovich Last Name Facts

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

Katsovich (Russian: Кацович) is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katsovich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Katsovich reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Katsovich is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 50 percent are found, Connecticut, where 27 percent are found and Georgia, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 32 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.

Katsovich Last Name Statistics demography

Katsovich earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katsovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katsovich in the Russian language
Кацовичkacovic-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Katsovich
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis