Urwitz Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Urwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Urwitz Last Name Facts

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

Urwitz is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urwitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Urwitz is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Urwitz are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Urwitz is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 57 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent are found and Skåne County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Urwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urwitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urwitz last name rose 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urwitz Last Name Statistics demography

Urwitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.98% more than the national average, earning $56,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurwitz926,203/
Hourwitz8622/
Gourwitz8618/
Haurwitz8610/
Urwicz8340/
Urwitc831/
Hurvitz77653/
Gurvitz77263/
Gurwicz77145/
Hurwicz7730/
Hurwits778/
Huruitz771/
Hurwidz771/
Hurwitch71107/
Gurwitch7177/
Gourvitz7161/
Hourvitz7136/
Hoorwitz7118/
Gurweicz712/
Gurwitts710/
Horrwitz710/
Orwicz6730/
Orvitz6727/
Urviez6722/
Hurwic675/
Urbits675/
Gurwitsch672/

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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
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  • 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 Urwitz
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