Kravitz Surname

80,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kravitz Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish, Ukranian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

Kravitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4741:81,0159,205
Israel1,2581:6,8031,042
Canada1391:265,07624,993
England611:913,41146,955
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
France151:4,428,181244,602
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kravitz (17) may also be a first name.

Kravitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish, Ukranian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kravitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kravitz is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kravitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,288th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,200,980 people. The last name Kravitz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kravitz reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,474 people, or 1 in 81,015. In The United States Kravitz is most common in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kravitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kravitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kravitz surname expanded 74,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kravitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kravitz last name are 40.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Kravitz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.5% more than the national average, earning $69,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kravietz9320/
Kravitcz9311/
Kraveitz936/
Krayvitz931/
Kraviz9211/
Kravetz862,166/
Krawitz86878/
Kravits86262/
Krevitz86174/
Cravitz86133/
Kravicz86110/
Krabitz8662/
Krovitz8655/
Kraviez8618/
Kravytz8618/
Kravitc861/
Krawietz801,169/
Kravitch8016/
Kravitts8012/
Kraviecz809/
Krayvits805/
Krauvicz804/
Kraubitz803/
Kraviets802/
Kraivetz802/
Krasuitz801/
Kravetsz801/
Kravetzs801/
Kravestz801/
Krawaitz801/
Kravić77552/
Kravic77122/
Kravez7730/
Krauviecz751/
Kravets7152,377/
Krawetz71445/
Krowitz71225/
Cravetz71112/
Kravich71112/
Kraviec7180/
Krovetz7179/
Kravecz7163/
Crovitz7159/
Krawicz7158/
Krevicz7129/
Krabetz7113/
Krewitz7113/
Cravicz716/
Krawiez715/
Kravydz714/
Kravici712/
Kravetc712/
Cravits712/
Krzavic711/
Kravics711/
Krabits711/
Krevetz711/
Kravitsova711/
Krevits711/
Crevitz711/
Craviez711/
Kraevets6751/
Krawiecz6724/
Kravetts6714/
Kravetch6712/
Kraubetz6710/
Krauschwitz678/
Krauviec677/
Kravetss675/
Kravytts673/
Cravitts672/
Krauvich672/
Krovitch672/
Krovetcz672/
Kroivetz671/
Krayvets671/
Kraveuts671/
Kraivich671/
Craviecz671/

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