Kowalik Surname

17,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowalik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowalik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland26,8701:1,41596
United States2,1131:171,53817,309
Germany4621:174,25420,489
France2981:222,89534,564
England2771:201,14817,563
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Australia2331:115,86112,852
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Norway411:125,42216,333
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Sweden331:298,38720,789
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales211:147,35910,403
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Austria181:473,08046,251
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Kowalík (6) are calculated separately.

Kowalik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowalik occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kowalík. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowalik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,891st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,996 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kowalik are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 26,870 people, or 1 in 1,415. Aside from Poland it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Kowalik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kowalik has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 16,254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowalik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kowalik are 2.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kowalik earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning €21,495 per year; in Norway they earn 38.01% less than the national average, earning 214,532 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 195.78% more than the national average, earning R 702,876 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kowalik
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis