Bonkowski Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Bonkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1351:319,34729,128
Germany5671:141,98517,168
Poland5171:73,51811,493
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Israel281:305,63026,425
France281:2,372,240182,981
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Norway81:642,78647,258
England61:9,286,343223,652
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Bońkowski (8) are calculated separately.

Bonkowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonkowski is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bońkowski. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonkowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,453rd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,702,093 people. Bonkowski is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Bonkowski reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 319,347. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 19 percent reside.

Bonkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonkowski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 16,214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bonkowski last name are 3.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Bonkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning 443,198 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $49,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,916 CAD per year.

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Bonkowski Reference & Research

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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 Bonkowski
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