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
Kowalska Demographics
Average Kowalska Salary in
United States
$41,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kowalská. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowalska? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 89,970th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,367,269 people. Kowalska occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kowalska are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 2,978 people, or 1 in 12,763. Besides Poland it occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Kowalska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kowalska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowalska surname increased 7,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kowalska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kowalska surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with 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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