Kolodziej Surname

58,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kolodziej Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who made wheels and wheeled vehicles.

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Kolodziej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4621:23,2543,084
United States3,2601:111,18412,090
France4171:159,28724,743
Canada3011:122,41112,833
England2361:236,09319,489
Poland2161:175,96624,252
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Austria801:106,44315,207
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Australia621:435,41534,362
Norway451:114,27315,150
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kolodziej Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who made wheels and wheeled vehicles.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'wheeler' or 'wheelwright'.

- justin_kolodziej

Kolodziej Last Name Facts

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

Kolodziej is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolodziej? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolodziej is the 58,923rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 850,753 people. The surname Kolodziej occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kolodziej reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kolodziej is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,462 people, or 1 in 23,254. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Kolodziej Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolodziej has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolodziej surname expanded 326,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolodziej Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolodziej last name are 0.77999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kolodziej earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.72% less than the national average, earning 180,936 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.32% less than the national average, earning R 127,572 per year; in United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $56,633 CAD per year.

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