Maczurek Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Maczurek Surname User-submission:

The Maczurek surname came from Scotland. It means 'son of Zurek'.

For many years, Scottish troops were stationed in various camps, part of warfare around the world. So also in the Thirty Years War.

The Swedes recruited mercenaries from all over Europe for their armies.

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Maczurek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland631:603,31354,622
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Maczurek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maczurek surname came from Scotland. It means 'son of Zurek'.

For many years, Scottish troops were stationed in various camps, part of warfare around the world. So also in the Thirty Years War.

The Swedes recruited mercenaries from all over Europe for their armies. The relatively sparsely populated Sweden could not replace the losses from its previous campaigns against Poland and Russia, as well as from the early days of the Swedish intervention in Germany, from its own country.

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Maczurek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maczurek is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maczurek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maczurek is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Maczurek live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 603,313. Aside from Poland it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

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