Orwitz Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Orwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany171:4,735,615183,652

Orwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwitz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Orwitz live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Orwitz is primarily found in: California, where 39 percent live, Illinois, where 19 percent live and Iowa, where 17 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent live.

Orwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orwitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Orwitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning $47,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horwitz927,249/
Gorwitz9288/
Hourwitz8622/
Gourwitz8618/
Hoorwitz8618/
Goorwitz863/
Gorweitz861/
Horrwitz860/
Orwicz8330/
Orvitz8327/
Erwitz8311/
Horwiz832/
Orwiez831/
Horvitz77894/
Herwitz77108/
Harwitz7760/
Garwitz7745/
Horwits7731/
Gorvitz7724/
Gorwits776/
Horwijz771/
Horuitz771/
Horbitz771/
Orzvitz771/
Orviz73722/
Arwiz734/
Oruiz733/
Erwiz733/
Orwic730/
Horwitch71184/
Gourvitz7161/
Hourvitz7136/
Haurwitz7110/
Gorwitch712/
Horwitts711/
Orbits6735/
Goorwitch6716/
Orvetz6715/
O'Ruiz676/
Arwicz674/
Arvitz673/
Arwaiz671/
Orviez671/
Arwits671/
Harwiz671/
Erwetz671/
Orwich671/
Orvits671/
Herwiz670/

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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
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  • 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 Orwitz
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