Katzowitz Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Katzowitz 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.

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Katzowitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1431:59,8447,631
United States421:8,629,975373,648

Katzowitz Surname Meaning

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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.

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Katzowitz Demographics

Average Katzowitz Salary in
United States

$40,831 USD

Per year
Rank:
723,831 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.10115E-5
Rank: 401,197 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
94.63%
Sample size: 23 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Katzowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katzowitz is found most frequently in Israel. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katzowitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Katzowitz live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Katzowitz is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 59,844. In Israel Katzowitz is primarily found in: Central District, where 50 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Israel this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live.

Katzowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Katzowitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Katzowitz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katzovitz8939/
Katzowicz895/
Katzewitz891/
Katzovicz7813/
Kauzowicz786/
Katszewicz741/
Kacowicz7164/
Kozowicz7149/
Katschewitz7053/
Katzewitsch703/
Kadzewicz6796/
Katsavitz6754/
Kadsewitz6710/
Kaczewicz672/
Katzovich671/
Kachowicz671/
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