Schowitz Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Schowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Schöwitz (30) are calculated separately.

Schowitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schowitz is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Schöwitz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schowitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Schowitz are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Schowitz
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