Rabinowitz Surname

78,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Rabinowitz Surname Definition:

“Son of the Rabbi” in Russian.

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Rabinowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4161:66,9247,796
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
England1811:307,83523,246
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Australia521:519,14839,018
Israel261:329,14027,831
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rabinowitz (14) may also be a first name.

Rabinowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of the Rabbi” in Russian.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Czech-Slovakian, Yu.-Slovakian, Polish, Ukranian, Russian) The son of the rabbi, or Jewish teacher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname was created when surnames were based on the family's main profession or location. The father of the family was a Rabbi.

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Rabinowitz Last Name Facts

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

Rabinowitz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabinowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rabinowitz is the 78,796th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,175,790 people. The last name Rabinowitz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Rabinowitz are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rabinowitz is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,416 people, or 1 in 66,924. In The United States Rabinowitz is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent reside, New Jersey, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Rabinowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rabinowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rabinowitz surname grew 108,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rabinowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rabinowitz last name are 42.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rabinowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 342.4% more than the national average, earning R 1,051,310 per year; in United States they earn 26.66% more than the national average, earning $54,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning $78,896 CAD per year.

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