Family name Берковиц (Berkowitz 
, Берковиц 
, Putesky ) , in the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Берковиц is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Denmark, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Israel, and South Africa.