Kowalewski Surname

15,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowalewski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The worker in metals, a smith.

Kowalewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland28,1871:1,34889
United States3,7931:95,56010,704
Germany3,4551:23,3013,091
Canada2811:131,12313,644
England2441:228,35319,058
France2011:330,46149,960
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
Australia741:364,80730,412
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Norway561:91,82712,640
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales211:147,35910,403
Austria161:532,21549,801
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kowalewski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The worker in metals, a smith.

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

Kowalewski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowalewski is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowalewski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,124th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 197,913 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kowalewski live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Kowalewski is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 28,187 people, or 1 in 1,348. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Kowalewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kowalewski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kowalewski surname grew 22,312 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowalewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowalewski last name are 7.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kowalewski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning 294,831 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.3% less than the national average, earning R 175,128 per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $58,778 CAD per year.

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