Kawalec Surname

72,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kawalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,9671:6,370778
United States4901:739,71257,942
England801:696,47639,547
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada471:783,94961,790
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Norway191:270,64728,127
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Austria161:532,21549,801
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Malta41:107,5681,849
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kawalec Last Name Facts

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

Kawalec is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawalec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,055th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,064,031 people. The last name Kawalec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Kawalec reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Kawalec is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 5,967 people, or 1 in 6,370. Excluding Poland Kawalec occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kawalec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kawalec last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Kawalec earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.13% less than the national average, earning 231,415 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaawalec931/
Kawaleic931/
Kowalec86751/
Kavalec86423/
Kawalez8614/
Kawalic862/
Kavalecz80306/
Kawaletz8083/
Kavalecs805/
Kawalich803/
Kowallec802/
Kawalicz801/
Kavalesci751/
Cavalec71141/
Kovalec7167/
Kowalez7120/
Kavalic7115/
Kavalecová719/
Kavalecova716/
Kowalic713/
Kowolec711/
Kavalets67162/
Kawolics6737/
Kovalecz6729/
Kowallic6717/
Kowaletz6714/
Kavalich6713/
Cavalech674/
Kovalech671/
Kávalecz671/
Kabalets671/
Kawalitz671/
Kavaletz671/
Kovalecs671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawalec
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