Jedwab Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Jedwab Surname User-submission:

The Jedwab surname means 'silk' in Polish.

Jedwab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia461:586,86342,409
France391:1,703,147154,208
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Jedwab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jedwab surname means 'silk' in Polish.

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Jedwab Last Name Facts

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

Jedwab is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jedwab? popularity and diffusion

Jedwab is the 1,121,821st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Jedwab reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Jedwab is most numerous in: New York, where 44 percent reside, Florida, where 29 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and France, where 18 percent reside.

Jedwab Last Name Statistics demography

Jedwab earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edwab9119/
Yedwab83175/
Iedwab834/
Jedvab831/
Edvab733/
Seedwhab713/
Sajdwhab713/
Yedvab6727/
Yeduab671/
Edwapp671/
Etwap5512/
Eduap551/
Yedvob501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jedwab
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