Krakowski Surname

53,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Krakowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Krakow (the town of Duke Krak), in southern Poland.

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Krakowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,3401:5,178601
United States1,3941:260,01424,550
Germany3511:229,36025,519
France1311:507,04470,604
Canada961:383,80834,152
England371:1,505,89364,828
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Krakowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Krakow (the town of Duke Krak), in southern Poland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Person from the city of Krakow, Poland.

- vladk

Krakowski Last Name Facts

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

Krakowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krakowski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,798th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 768,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Krakowski reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Krakowski is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 7,340 people, or 1 in 5,178. Other than Poland this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Krakowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krakowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Krakowski surname increased 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krakowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krakowski last name are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Krakowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.31% less than the national average, earning 213,505 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraskowski95410/
Krajkowski95333/
Kratkowski95157/
Krzakowski95118/
Krackowski9511/
Kraykowski953/
Krakowskie951/
Kraukowski951/
Krazkowski951/
Kraszkowski9024/
Krachkowski9020/
Krzackowski901/
Krokowski891,457/
Krakowsky89246/
Krakowska89175/
Krakovski8977/
Krekowski8935/
Krakewski899/
Krakofski892/
Krakowske892/
Crakowski891/
Krakovskyi84306/
Kroskowski8456/
Kratkovski8449/
Krakovszki8433/
Kraskovski8419/
Crajkowski8419/
Krakovskiy8410/
Krotkowski848/
Khrakovski846/
Krajkowska844/
Krakovskii843/
Kraskowsky842/
Krackowsky841/
Kreckowski841/
Kroukowski841/
Krakovskis841/
Krakowskyy841/
Krzakowska841/
Krohkowski841/
Krascowski841/
Kraskovskyi80180/
Kraikovskyi8037/
Kratkovskyi8023/
Khrakovskyi8016/
Khrakovskiy8014/
Krakhovskyi808/
Kraskovskiy806/
Kraskovskii806/
Krachkovski804/
Kratkovskis804/
Kraskovskij802/
Krackovskij801/
Kratkovskiy801/
Krachkawski801/
Krackovskis801/
Kratkovskij801/
Kratkovszki801/
Kraskovskis801/
Krakovský78543/
Krakovská78496/
Krakovsky78471/
Krakofsky7878/
Cracowski7833/
Kracovski7832/
Krokowska7826/
Krakovska7821/
Krakobsky7818/
Krokowsky783/
Krókowska782/
Kracowska781/
Crokowski781/
Krekovski781/
Krachkovskyi76333/
Kraszkouvski768/
Krachkovskiy765/
Krachkovskii761/
Khrakovsky7442/
Kraykovsky7440/
Krakovszky7425/
Kratkovsky7421/
Krakhovsky748/
Khrakovska748/
Krakauvski747/
Kroukowska745/
Krokovskyi745/
Kreckovski741/
Krackovska741/
Kroukovski741/
Krachkovsky70546/
Krakovskaya70264/
Krekhovskyi7020/
Krakovskaja702/
Croszkowski702/
Krakhovskoy701/
Khrakovskyy701/
Khrakovskay701/
Kracovska6734/
Khrakovskaya6716/
Krokovsky6715/
Kraykovskaya6712/
Kracovsky6712/
Cracovski678/
Krekovsky673/
Krakhovskaya672/
Krokofsky671/
Kracobsky671/
Krokovská671/
Cracowsky671/
Krakafsky670/

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