Gurvitz

Gurvitz Meaning & Origin

About Gurvitz
The surname Gurvitz is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Hebrew personal name Gur, meaning "young lion." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Gur. The suffix "-vitz" is a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname ending, meaning "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Gurvitz can be understood to mean "son of Gur" or "descendant of Gur."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gurvitz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gurvitz: 117
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 142108
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gurvitz based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Gurvitz is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRFTS
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G061032
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G ER1 V IH0 T S
🌐 IPA
/gurvitz*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRFTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G613

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gurvitz in Braille

Here's how to represent Gurvitz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gurvitz in braille

How to sign the name Gurvitz using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gurvitz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gurvitz in sign language

Numerology