Kerwitz Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Kerwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Australia611:442,55234,724
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kerwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerwitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerwitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerwitz is the 1,333,288th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Kerwitz is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Kerwitz live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,201,574. In Germany Kerwitz is most common in: Berlin, where 37 percent live, Brandenburg, where 27 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Kerwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerwitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerwitz last name rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerwitz Last Name Statistics demography

Kerwitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $47,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerwitz93146/
Kerbitz8641/
Korwitz8631/
Krewitz8613/
Körwitz861/
Karwitz860/
Cherwitz8012/
Kierwicz8010/
Karwiz773/
Krevitz71174/
Körbitz7189/
Kerwich7163/
Carwitz7113/
Kerbetz716/
Krewicz714/
Kervits714/
Karvitz713/
Karwicz711/
Korwicz711/
Karwetz711/
Kerweic710/
Korvitz710/
Chervitz67139/
Korwitts6711/
Querbitz671/

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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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  • 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 Kerwitz
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