Lebowitz Surname

140,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lebowitz Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) A variant of Leibowitz.

Lebowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5311:143,20814,835
Israel5471:15,6452,346
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France51:13,284,544357,392
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lebowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) A variant of Leibowitz.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lebowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lebowitz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lebowitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Lebowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lebowitz is the 140,598th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,296,013 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lebowitz are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,531 people, or 1 in 143,208. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 35 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Lebowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lebowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lebowitz last name expanded 31,638 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lebowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lebowitz surname are 43.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.28% registered with the party.

The amount Lebowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.79% more than the national average, earning $51,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 126.58% more than the national average, earning $112,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lebowitz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis