Perwitz Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Perwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Perwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perwitz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perwitz? popularity and diffusion

Perwitz is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Perwitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Perwitz live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Perwitz is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent live, Berlin, where 8 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Perwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perwitz surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perwitz Last Name Statistics demography

Perwitz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierwitz931/
Perwiz9227/
Perwaiz862,914/
Pirwitz86474/
Prewitz8624/
Porwitz866/
Perweiz863/
Parwitz861/
Pervitz860/
Pirrwitz8054/
Paerwaiz802/
Perwaaiz801/
Phervitz800/
Perwez773,373/
Perviz772,004/
Parwiz77122/
Peruiz772/
Pervaiz7160,346/
Parwaiz711,790/
Perveiz71505/
Perviez71128/
Perweez7182/
Perwich7126/
Previtz7114/
Prewicz7112/
Parweiz719/
Perweaz718/
Parwicz716/
Perwayz714/
Perwhez713/
Porwicz712/
Porvitz711/
Parwiez711/
Pirvitz710/
Pirwetz710/
Paervaiz6723/
Peervaiz678/
Prewitts672/
Poervaiz672/
Pervaizz672/
Bpervaiz671/
Ppervaiz671/
Parwaaiz671/
Parwaijz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Perwitz
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