Kowalka Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2231:170,44323,608
United States891:4,072,572219,877
France671:991,384111,008
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kowalka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowalka is found most frequently in Poland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kowalka.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowalka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 685,266th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kowalka are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 170,443. Beside Poland Kowalka exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Kowalka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kowalka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kowalka surname grew 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowalka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowalka last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Kowalka earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.71% less than the national average, earning $35,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowalcka931/
Kowalke862,093/
Kowalko86251/
Kawalka8654/
Kobalka8650/
Kowelka8628/
Kowalki8620/
Kovalka866/
Kowalky864/
Kowałka861/
Khawalka80153/
Kowalker8025/
Kowalcky8021/
Khovalka8010/
Kowaslki805/
Kowaalke801/
Kovalko711,465/
Kobolka71125/
Kawalko71124/
Kubalka71118/
Kowałko7148/
Kabalka7142/
Kovalke7115/
Kovalki7112/
Kawalki7111/
Kavelka714/
Kovolka713/
Kawalkó712/
Kubolka712/
Kawałka712/
Kawalke712/
Kobalko712/
Kovalky711/
Kowolke711/
Khovalko67253/
Khavalka6719/
Kovaslki673/
Kawalkie670/
Kawalkee670/

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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 Kowalka
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