Leibowitz Surname
Approximately 12,027 people bear this surname
Leibowitz Surname Definition:
Son of Leib. See Lowe.
Leibowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7,143 | 1:1,198 | 83 |
| United States | 4,454 | 1:81,378 | 9,255 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Leibowitz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Son of Leib. See Lowe.
(from the name of a male ancestor) The Yiddish kinnui of Judah is Layb (Leib), plus -owitz, the Slavic suffix meaning “son of.”
Leibowitz Demographics
Average Male Leibowitz Height
175.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leibowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leibowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leibowitz is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leibowitz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,285th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 605,932 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Leibowitz live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name Leibowitz is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 7,143 people, or 1 in 1,198. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 29 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Haifa District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Israel this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Leibowitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leibowitz last name are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.92% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leibowitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 53.15% more than the national average, earning R 363,948 per year; in United States they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning $56,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $60,838 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebowitz | 94 | 3,174 | / |
| Libowitz | 94 | 206 | / |
| Leibowiz | 94 | 17 | / |
| Liebowitz | 89 | 1,820 | / |
| Leibovitz | 89 | 739 | / |
| Leibowicz | 89 | 61 | / |
| Leibowits | 89 | 20 | / |
| Laibowitz | 89 | 16 | / |
| Libowittz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Leivowitz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leibobitz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leibowytz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leibawitz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luibowitz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lebowiz | 88 | 2 | / |
| Leibowitch | 84 | 58 | / |
| Leibouvitz | 84 | 15 | / |
| Leibovitze | 84 | 2 | / |
| Leitbovitz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lebovitz | 82 | 1,319 | / |
| Labowitz | 82 | 189 | / |
| Libowicz | 82 | 70 | / |
| Levowitz | 82 | 40 | / |
| Lebowicz | 82 | 35 | / |
| Libovitz | 82 | 23 | / |
| Lebowits | 82 | 23 | / |
| Leiboviz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lebowitc | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hlebowicz | 78 | 470 | / |
| Liebovitz | 78 | 59 | / |
| Lejbowicz | 78 | 43 | / |
| Leibowich | 78 | 37 | / |
| Laibovitz | 78 | 29 | / |
| Leibovits | 78 | 12 | / |
| Leibowici | 78 | 6 | / |
| Leivovitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leibovitš | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leybovitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lebowitch | 78 | 0 | / |
| Leibovitch | 74 | 419 | / |
| Hlebowitsh | 74 | 11 | / |
| Lebowitsch | 74 | 6 | / |
| Leibovitsh | 74 | 3 | / |
| Lieboovitz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Leybowitch | 74 | 1 | / |
| Libochuitz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lebovits | 71 | 791 | / |
| Labovitz | 71 | 549 | / |
| Leibovic | 71 | 53 | / |
| Labowicz | 71 | 52 | / |
| Lebowich | 71 | 30 | / |
| Lebavitz | 71 | 15 | / |
| Lebovicz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lebovitc | 71 | 2 | / |
| Libowycz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Libovits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levowicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leibovič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leibovitsch | 70 | 2 | / |
| Leiibovitch | 70 | 1 | / |
| Leibovich | 67 | 720 | / |
| Leibovici | 67 | 658 | / |
| Lebovitch | 67 | 80 | / |
| Labowitch | 67 | 45 | / |
| Leibovics | 67 | 22 | / |
| Libovitch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leibobich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leybovits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlibowycz | 67 | 1 | / |
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