Kowalek Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3031:125,44118,542
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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
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  • 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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