Kowski Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5281:152,47218,267
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Poland541:703,86659,770
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kowski is most common in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kowski is the 398,272nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Kowski reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kowski is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 152,472. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Kowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kowski last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kowski surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Kowski earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowskie9229/
Koswski926/
Kuowski923/
Gkowski921/
Ckowski921/
Kowfski920/
Kosswski861/
Kawski83796/
Kowsky83358/
Kofski8387/
Kowske8385/
Kovski8377/
Cowski836/
Kowska831/
Kewski830/
Koffski7795/
Koevski7746/
Kofskie7714/
Kovskyi7710/
Kobskyi778/
Kovskij772/
Koubski771/
Koswsky771/
Ckovski771/
Koovski771/
Koyvski771/
Kovskiy771/
Koufski770/
Khovskyi718/
Kawsckij711/
Kubski671,030/
Kofsky67558/
Kovsky67144/
Kafski6774/
Cowsky6753/
Kawsky6734/
Kobský6715/
Kawska675/
Kovska674/
Kovský673/
Kavski672/
Cofski672/
Kossvskiy671/
Kawske671/
Kovská671/
Kofska670/
Kofske670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kowski
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