Kowalek Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Kowalek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 303 | 1:125,441 | 18,542 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kowalek Demographics
Average Kowalek Salary in
United States
$25,802 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kowalek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowalek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kowalek has its highest incidence in Poland. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowalek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 611,703rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kowalek are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 125,441. Without taking into account Poland it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Kowalek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kowalek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowalek surname expanded 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kowalek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kowalek surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kowalek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 40.2% less than the national average, earning $25,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $44,114 CAD per year.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowalek
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