Lefkowitz Surname

95,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lefkowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefkowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5251:80,1019,120
Israel3441:24,8773,647
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Lefkowitz (13) may also be a first name.

Lefkowitz Last Name Facts

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

Lefkowitz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefkowitz? popularity and diffusion

Lefkowitz is the 95,690th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,465,717 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lefkowitz live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lefkowitz is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,525 people, or 1 in 80,101. In The United States Lefkowitz is most frequent in: New York, where 43 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Lefkowitz is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Lefkowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefkowitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 16,161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefkowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lefkowitz are 43.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lefkowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 335.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,034,350 per year; in United States they earn 20.78% more than the national average, earning $52,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $58,396 CAD per year.

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Lefkowitz Reference & Research

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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
  • 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 Lefkowitz
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