Kijek Surname
Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname
Kijek Surname User-submission:
It is a Polish surname, which means 'tall thin stick'. The family comes from peasant farmers, who came to America for a better life.
Kijek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,978 | 1:19,216 | 2,883 |
| United States | 497 | 1:729,294 | 57,260 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Kijek Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Polish surname, which means 'tall thin stick'. The family comes from peasant farmers, who came to America for a better life.
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Average Kijek Salary in
United States
$42,756 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kijek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kijek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kijek occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kijek.
How Common Is The Last Name Kijek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kijek is the 166,176th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,797,522 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kijek live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 1,978 people, or 1 in 19,216. Apart from Poland it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Kijek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kijek surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kijek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $42,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.84% more than the national average, earning $63,017 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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