Kowalski Surname

2,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kowalski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Kowalski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland161,1471:2362
United States24,2051:14,9751,884
Germany11,3851:7,071878
France3,4291:19,3712,230
Brazil2,4371:87,8433,314
Canada2,1941:16,7942,417
England1,5221:36,6084,796
Australia9221:29,2803,942
Israel6531:13,1052,004
Belgium2491:46,1717,497
Norway1971:26,1033,530
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Sweden1751:56,2674,361
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
Austria1651:51,6098,132
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Ireland1381:34,1232,864
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Japan841:1,521,95624,539
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Czechia701:151,90723,478
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Wales511:60,6775,433
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Greece271:410,36354,524
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Bermuda151:4,352690
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
China81:170,915,1968,932
Guam81:20,0153,029
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Albania31:971,35222,477
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Kowalski (84) may also be a first name.

Kowalski 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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'blacksmith'.

Korwald comes from the Polish surname Kowaldski.

- korwald

Kowal means 'blacksmith' in Polish. Kowalski means 'blacksmith student'.

- matieez

This surname means 'blacksmith'.

- mar1ano_

Kowalski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kowalski (Arabic: كوالسكي) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowalski? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,644th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,634 people. The surname Kowalski occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kowalski live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,046,220th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 84 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 161,147 people, or 1 in 236. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Kowalski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kowalski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 13,831 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 16,911 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kowalski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kowalski last name are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Kowalski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.89% less than the national average, earning €9,041 per year; in Norway they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning 269,232 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning R 237,672 per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowaleski942,005/
Kowalskie9432/
Kowaslski943/
Kowallski942/
Kowalshki942/
Kowalskii942/
Kowalscki942/
Kowalskiy941/
Kowalskki941/
Kowalsjki941/
Kowwalski941/
Kowalskaia891/
Kowasleski891/
Kowalescki891/
Kowalska885,330/
Kovalski885,227/
Kowalsky883,425/
Kowalske88447/
Kawalski88264/
Kobalski8879/
Kowelski8852/
Kowalská8848/
Kowolski8827/
Cowalski8825/
Kuwalski884/
Kowalzki884/
Kowalský882/
Kowaljki881/
Kovalskyi826,090/
Kovaleski822,095/
Kovalskiy82113/
Kovalskis8281/
Kowalesky8267/
Kowalskey8234/
Kovalskii8229/
Kovalscki8221/
Kovalskie8220/
Kawaleski8219/
Kovalszki8217/
Kovalskij8215/
Kowaleska829/
Kobalskyi826/
Koval'ski825/
Kowaleske825/
Kowolskie825/
Cowaleski823/
Kowalscky822/
Kowalskys821/
Kowalszky821/
Kowolskoi821/
Kouvalski821/
Kobaleski820/
Kovallski820/
Kowoleski820/
Kovalskaia787,406/
Kovalescki7811/
Kowalskaya785/
Koval'skiy784/
Kouvaleski782/
Kachwalski781/
Kovalsky755,882/
Kubalski75981/
Covalski75487/
Kovalska75245/
Kovalská75196/
Kavalski75183/
Kovalský75183/
Kawalsky75100/
Kabalski7550/
Kawólski7525/
Kovolski7524/
Kawelski7516/
Kawolski7514/
Cowalsky7514/
Kawalske7510/
Kovelski758/
Kovalske755/
Kawalska755/
Kowolska754/
Kowolsky752/
Kovalzki752/
Kuwalsky751/
Kowalsca751/
Kowelske751/
Kowalzka750/
Kowalzke750/
Kovalskaitė741/
Covaleski71334/
Kovalesky71210/
Koveleski71196/
Kavaleski7177/
Kubalskyi7153/
Kabalskyi7141/
Kabaleski7139/
Kovalszky7132/
Kovelskyi7130/
Kovalskyy7114/
Kovalskys718/
Covalscki716/
Kavalskis715/
Kovalskay714/
Kovaleske714/
Kovelskiy713/
Kavalskiy713/
Kovalsqui713/
Kovaleska713/
Kuvalskyi713/
Kaveleski712/
Kavalskyi712/
Kabalskiy711/
Koval'ska711/
Koboleski711/
Koval'sky711/
Kovaslsky711/
Kovelskie711/
Kovalschi711/
Kouvalska711/
Kawalskey710/
Cowalskey710/
Kovalskaya675,682/
Koveleskie6756/
Covaleskie6731/
Kovalskaja6712/
Kuchvalski674/
Kovalskytė671/
Coovaleski671/

Kowalski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kowalski in the Arabic language
كوالسكيkwalsky-

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