Pirwitz Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pirwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3071:262,23328,064
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pirwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirwitz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirwitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pirwitz is the 641,055th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Pirwitz are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 262,233. In Germany Pirwitz is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Pirwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pirwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pirwitz last name increased 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pirwitz surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the party.

The amount Pirwitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $43,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirrwitz9354/
Pierwitz931/
Pürwitz8636/
Prewitz8624/
Perwitz8621/
Pirwetz860/
Pirvitz860/
Pirviz7753/
Perwiz7727/
Pirwez771/
Perwaiz712,914/
Previtz7114/
Pirvits7114/
Prewicz7112/
Pirvaiz718/
Purwaiz716/
Perweiz713/
Pairviz711/
Purwicz711/
Pirweez711/
Pirveiz711/
Pervitz710/
Prewitts672/
Perwaaiz671/
Phervitz670/

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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 Pirwitz
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