Liebowitz Surname
Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname
Liebowitz Surname User-submission:
Liebowitz is a Jewish name. Lieb means 'lion' in Yiddish and -owitz is used in numerous languages and means 'son of'. So Liebowitz (or an Amaricanized version Lebow) means 'son of the lion'.
Liebowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,558 | 1:232,644 | 22,383 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Liebowitz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Liebowitz is a Jewish name. Lieb means 'lion' in Yiddish and -owitz is used in numerous languages and means 'son of'. So Liebowitz (or an Amaricanized version Lebow) means 'son of the lion'.
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Average Liebowitz Salary in
United States
$58,642 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Liebowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liebowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liebowitz is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liebowitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liebowitz is the 223,714th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,004,146 people. Liebowitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Liebowitz are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,558 people, or 1 in 232,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 37 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Liebowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Liebowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liebowitz last name rose 38,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liebowitz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Liebowitz surname are 41.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.35% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Liebowitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.79% more than the national average, earning R 303,672 per year and in United States they earn 35.91% more than the national average, earning $58,642 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebowitz | 94 | 3,174 | / |
| Libowitz | 94 | 206 | / |
| Leibowitz | 89 | 12,027 | / |
| Liebovitz | 89 | 59 | / |
| Laibowitz | 89 | 16 | / |
| Libowittz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Luibowitz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lebowiz | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lieboovitz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lebovitz | 82 | 1,319 | / |
| Lubowitz | 82 | 164 | / |
| Libowicz | 82 | 70 | / |
| Levowitz | 82 | 40 | / |
| Lebowicz | 82 | 35 | / |
| Lebowits | 82 | 23 | / |
| Libovitz | 82 | 23 | / |
| Leibowiz | 82 | 17 | / |
| Lebowitc | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leibovitz | 78 | 739 | / |
| Hlebowicz | 78 | 470 | / |
| Leibowicz | 78 | 61 | / |
| Lejbowicz | 78 | 43 | / |
| Laibovitz | 78 | 29 | / |
| Leibowits | 78 | 20 | / |
| Leivowitz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Leibobitz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Leybovitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leibowytz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leibawitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lebowitch | 78 | 0 | / |
| Leibowitch | 74 | 58 | / |
| Leibouvitz | 74 | 15 | / |
| Hlebowitsh | 74 | 11 | / |
| Lebowitsch | 74 | 6 | / |
| Leibovitze | 74 | 2 | / |
| Leybowitch | 74 | 1 | / |
| Leitbovitz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Libochuitz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Lebovits | 71 | 791 | / |
| Lubowicz | 71 | 332 | / |
| Lubovitz | 71 | 59 | / |
| Lebowich | 71 | 30 | / |
| Lebavitz | 71 | 15 | / |
| Lebovicz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Liebovic | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lebovitc | 71 | 2 | / |
| Libovits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leiboviz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levowicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Libowycz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lebovitch | 67 | 80 | / |
| Leibowich | 67 | 37 | / |
| Leibovits | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leibowici | 67 | 6 | / |
| Libovitch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leybovits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leibovitš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leivovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlibowycz | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liebowitz
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