Cieslak Surname

85,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Cieslak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The worker in wood, a carpenter.

Cieslak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6101:138,87314,475
Brazil7141:299,82411,558
Germany6381:126,18415,410
France5321:124,85518,975
Poland3601:105,58016,019
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Australia891:303,32226,493
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Norway401:128,55716,659
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Austria171:500,90847,931
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Wales121:257,87814,969
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Finland91:610,74534,002
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Cieślak (32,216), Ciešlak (2) & Ciešlák (2) are calculated separately.

Cieslak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The worker in wood, a carpenter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cieslak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cieslak occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Cieślak, Ciešlak or Ciešlák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cieslak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cieslak is the 85,901st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,298,565 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cieslak live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cieslak is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,610 people, or 1 in 138,873. In The United States Cieslak is most common in: Michigan, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Cieslak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cieslak last name are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cieslak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning 248,017 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,906 CAD per year.

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