Katzoff Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Katzoff Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) A rendition of the Hebrew word for “butcher.” Other forms are Katziff, Kaciff, Kacev.

Katzoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Katzoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) A rendition of the Hebrew word for “butcher.” Other forms are Katziff, Kaciff, Kacev.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Katzoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katzoff is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katzoff? popularity and diffusion

Katzoff is the 937,786th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Katzoff reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Katzoff is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and Maryland, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Katzoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Katzoff surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Katzoff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.55% more than the national average, earning R 333,996 per year and in United States they earn 50.29% more than the national average, earning $64,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katzof9214/
Kazoff924/
Katcoff8696/
Katsoff8645/
Kotzoff862/
Katzosf861/
Katchoff8015/
Katsof7750/
Katzow7749/
Katzaf7728/
Katzov775/
Kozoff774/
Khazof772/
Katzova7110/
Kozzoff717/
Catcoff715/
Kaycoff713/
Katshof711/
Khazouf711/
Kachoff710/
Kazov67165/
Kotchoff6712/
Kazaf679/
Kozof671/

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