Orelowitz Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Orelowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orelowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Orelowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orelowitz is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Orelowitz reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Orelowitz is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 88 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Limpopo, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Orelowitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orelowitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.82% more than the national average, earning R 367,920 per year and in United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Orelowitz
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