Kowalski Surname
Approximately 210,417 people bear this surname
Kowalski Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 161,147 | 1:236 | 2 |
| United States | 24,205 | 1:14,975 | 1,884 |
| Germany | 11,385 | 1:7,071 | 878 |
| France | 3,429 | 1:19,371 | 2,230 |
| Brazil | 2,437 | 1:87,843 | 3,314 |
| Canada | 2,194 | 1:16,794 | 2,417 |
| England | 1,522 | 1:36,608 | 4,796 |
| Australia | 922 | 1:29,280 | 3,942 |
| Israel | 653 | 1:13,105 | 2,004 |
| Belgium | 249 | 1:46,171 | 7,497 |
| Norway | 197 | 1:26,103 | 3,530 |
| Netherlands | 176 | 1:95,950 | 15,676 |
| Sweden | 175 | 1:56,267 | 4,361 |
| Argentina | 173 | 1:247,072 | 20,033 |
| Austria | 165 | 1:51,609 | 8,132 |
| Switzerland | 146 | 1:56,253 | 7,172 |
| Ireland | 138 | 1:34,123 | 2,864 |
| Spain | 110 | 1:425,019 | 22,707 |
| Russia | 92 | 1:1,566,555 | 105,717 |
| Japan | 84 | 1:1,521,956 | 24,539 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Denmark | 60 | 1:94,079 | 8,936 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Iceland | 24 | 1:15,837 | 1,339 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 175 | 1:286,964 | 22,992 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'blacksmith'.
Korwald comes from the Polish surname Kowaldski.
- korwaldKowal means 'blacksmith' in Polish. Kowalski means 'blacksmith student'.
- matieezThis surname means 'blacksmith'.
- mar1ano_Kowalski Demographics
Average Male Kowalski Height
177.38 cm
Average Female Kowalski Height
162.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Kowalski Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kowalski in the Arabic language | ||
| كوالسكي | kwalsky | - |
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