Kowitz Surname

232,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:454,20938,852
Germany6451:124,81515,240
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Poland441:863,83566,160
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Kowitz Last Name Facts

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

Kowitz occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,426th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,195,478 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kowitz live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 454,209. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Kowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowitz surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kowitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohwitz9210/
Kowgitz929/
Koswitz921/
Koshwitz860/
Kovitz83293/
Cowitz83149/
Kobitz83118/
Kowicz8365/
Kawitz8312/
Kowetz836/
Kowitch7730/
Kotvitz777/
Khovitz771/
Kawietz771/
Coswitz771/
Kobuitz770/
Koischwitz7564/
Kawiz7323/
Kowic735/
Koviz734/
Cowiz731/
Kottvitz7192/
Kochwicz712/
Kowitsch711/
Kosvoitz711/
Kohwetze710/
Covitz67360/
Kobetz67108/
Kavitz67105/
Kabitz6771/
Kawicz6753/
Kovits6748/
Kowich6739/
Kobicz6729/
Cobitz6728/
Kovetz6718/
Kobits6716/
Khawiz672/
Kowiec671/
Kottvistz671/
Kobidz670/
Cowits670/

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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 Kowitz
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