Mendelowitz Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mendelowitz Surname User-submission:

The last name, Mendelovits, and it's variants originated at a relatively early time in the Jewish Diaspora. The name can can be split up into segments to identify the meaning of the last name. Mendel is the name being referred to while -ovits is a suffix which translates into 'son of'.

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Mendelowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mendelowitz Surname Meaning

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The last name, Mendelovits, and it's variants originated at a relatively early time in the Jewish Diaspora. The name can can be split up into segments to identify the meaning of the last name. Mendel is the name being referred to while -ovits is a suffix which translates into 'son of'. Those bearing this surname will be paternal descendants of a man named Mendel.

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Mendelowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mendelowitz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendelowitz? popularity and diffusion

Mendelowitz is the 953,750th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. Mendelowitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Mendelowitz live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Mendelowitz is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 48 percent are found, New Jersey, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Mendelowitz occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Mendelowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mendelowitz are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mendelowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.74% more than the national average, earning R 510,300 per year and in United States they earn 29.84% more than the national average, earning $56,024 USD per year.

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