Powitz Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Powitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Powitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Powitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Powitz is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Powitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Powitz live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Powitz is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Powitz is primarily found in: New York, where 28 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Maryland, where 17 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Powitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Powitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Powitz surname rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powitz Last Name Statistics demography

Powitz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.95% more than the national average, earning $58,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povitz8342/
Pewitz839/
Powetz834/
Powicz831/
Poschwitz809/
Pojwicz7710/
Poviz7329/
Powez733/
Pawiz731/
Poswitch710/
Paschwitz6770/
Pawicz6748/
Pevitz6728/
Powici6710/
Povetz6710/
Pewaiz676/
Pawaiz675/
Poivez673/
Powich673/
Pewetz672/
Powets672/
Pawitc671/
Pewoiz671/
Pojwic671/
Pubitz671/
Poouiz671/
Pawits670/

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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 Powitz
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