Lewandowski Surname

4,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Lewandowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Lewandow (Lewand’s settlement), in Poland near Warsaw.

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Lewandowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland107,8951:3523
United States16,3791:22,1292,775
Germany6,3191:12,7401,649
France2,0771:31,9803,886
England7211:77,2798,706
Canada6051:60,9027,147
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Sweden1351:72,9395,479
Norway1251:41,1385,882
Austria1091:78,12311,779
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Ireland651:72,4454,480
Spain561:834,85833,799
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Wales381:81,4356,830
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Finland191:289,30021,660
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Lewandowski (35) may also be a first name.

Lewandowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Lewandow (Lewand’s settlement), in Poland near Warsaw.

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

User-submitted Reference

A common Polish surname, derived from the place name Lewandów, itself derived from the Old Polish word lewanda – 'lavender'.

- anonymous submission

Lewandowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lewandowski is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewandowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lewandowski is the 4,137th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,563 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Lewandowski live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Lewandowski is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 107,895 people, or 1 in 352. Besides Poland this last name is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Lewandowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lewandowski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 27,298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lewandowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lewandowski surname are 2.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lewandowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.64% less than the national average, earning 243,490 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $58,519 CAD per year.

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Lewandowski Reference & Research

Lewandowski DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lewandowski FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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