Kowalsky Surname

131,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kowalsky Surname Definition:

(Russian) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Kowalsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0161:179,79117,979
Germany6451:124,81515,240
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
France711:935,531107,040
Poland621:613,04455,163
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Austria361:236,54028,356
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
England191:2,932,529101,561
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Israel141:611,26042,949
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Kowalský (2) are calculated separately.

Kowalsky (34) may also be a first name.

Kowalsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) The worker in metals, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'blacksmith'.

- mar1ano_

Kowalsky Last Name Facts

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

Kowalsky is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kowalský. For other potential spellings of Kowalsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowalsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowalsky is the 131,892nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,127,751 people. The last name Kowalsky occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kowalsky are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kowalsky is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

Kowalsky is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,016 people, or 1 in 179,791. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Connecticut, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Kowalsky occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Kowalsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kowalsky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowalsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kowalsky last name are 0.029999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kowalsky earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.26% more than the national average, earning R 302,424 per year; in United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $54,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowalský962/
Kowalesky9467/
Kowalskey9434/
Kowalscky942/
Kowalskiy941/
Kowalskys941/
Kowalszky941/
Kowalskaya895/
Kowalski88210,417/
Kovalsky885,882/
Kowalska885,330/
Kowalske88447/
Kawalsky88100/
Kowalská8848/
Cowalsky8814/
Kowolsky882/
Kovalskyi826,090/
Kowaleski822,005/
Kovalesky82210/
Kovalskiy82113/
Kowalskie8232/
Kovalszky8232/
Kovalskyy8214/
Kowaleska829/
Kovalskys828/
Kobalskyi826/
Kowaleske825/
Kovalskay824/
Kowaslski823/
Kowallski822/
Kowalshki822/
Kowalskii822/
Kowalscki822/
Koval'sky821/
Kovaslsky821/
Kowalskki821/
Kowalsjki821/
Kowwalski821/
Kawalskey820/
Cowalskey820/
Kovalskaya785,682/
Koval'skiy784/
Kowalskaia781/
Kovalskytė781/
Kowasleski781/
Kowalescki781/
Kovalski755,227/
Kawalski75264/
Kovalska75245/
Kavalsky75227/
Kovalská75196/
Kovalský75183/
Kobalski7579/
Kovelsky7552/
Kowelski7552/
Covalsky7545/
Kowolski7527/
Kawolsky7525/
Cowalski7525/
Kabalsky7522/
Cuwalsky7518/
Kawalske7510/
Kovalske755/
Kovolsky755/
Kawalska755/
Kowalzki754/
Kowolska754/
Kabolsky751/
Kowaljki751/
Kowalsca751/
Kowelske751/
Cowolsky750/
Cowelsky750/
Kowalzka750/
Kowalzke750/
Kovaleskaya744/
Khovalskaya741/
Koval'skaya741/
Kovaleski712,095/
Covalesky7190/
Kovalskis7181/
Kavalesky7180/
Kabalskyi7141/
Kovelesky7137/
Kovelskyi7130/
Kovalskii7129/
Kovalscki7121/
Kovalskie7120/
Kawaleski7119/
Kovolesky7118/
Kovalszki7117/
Kovalskij7115/
Kabalesky719/
Kavelesky717/
Koval'ski715/
Kowolskie715/
Kovaleske714/
Kovelskiy713/
Kavalskiy713/
Kobeilsky713/
Cowaleski713/
Kovaleska713/
Kavalskyi712/
Kabalskiy711/
Koval'ska711/
Koválszky711/
Kowolskoi711/
Kouvalska711/
Kouvalski711/
Kobaleski710/
Kovallski710/
Kowoleski710/
Kawolskey710/
Kovalskaia677,406/
Kavalskaya6768/
Kovalskaja6712/
Kovalescki6711/
Kouvaleski672/
Kavolskaya671/
Kovolskaya671/
Kachwalski671/

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