Kurowski Surname

23,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kurowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Kurowo (cock), the name of many places in Poland.

Kurowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland18,8091:2,021160
United States2,3041:157,31716,073
Germany1,4831:54,2867,050
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
France1721:386,17957,106
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Czechia711:149,76723,219
Australia521:519,14839,018
Austria321:266,10730,958
Norway181:285,68329,080
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kurowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Kurowo (cock), the name of many places in Poland.

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

Kurowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurowski occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurowski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,031st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 309,581 people. The surname Kurowski occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kurowski are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Kurowski is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 18,809 people, or 1 in 2,021. Outside of Poland Kurowski exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Kurowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kurowski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 57,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kurowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kurowski surname are 6.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Kurowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 66.22% more than the national average, earning 575,267 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 138.35% more than the national average, earning R 566,400 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $46,192 CAD per year.

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