Kowalska Surname
Approximately 5,330 people bear this surname
Kowalska Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'blacksmith'.
Kowalska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2,978 | 1:12,763 | 1,844 |
| England | 848 | 1:65,705 | 7,636 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Germany | 244 | 1:329,940 | 32,749 |
| Sweden | 136 | 1:72,403 | 5,440 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Spain | 80 | 1:584,400 | 27,603 |
| Ireland | 64 | 1:73,577 | 4,518 |
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Kowalská (48) are calculated separately.
Kowalska (14) may also be a first name.
Kowalska Surname Meaning
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Kowalska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowalska Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kowalska (Arabic: كوفالسكا) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kowalská. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowalska? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 89,970th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,367,269 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kowalska live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kowalska is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 2,978 people, or 1 in 12,763. Barring Poland this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Kowalska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kowalska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowalska surname expanded 7,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kowalska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kowalska are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kowalska earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning 256,557 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.53% more than the national average, earning R 319,692 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $47,390 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kowalska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kowalska in the Arabic language | ||
| كوفالسكا | kwfalska | - |
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