Modzelewski Surname

46,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Modzelewski Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'hard' or 'calloused'.

Modzelewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,4661:4,015428
United States1,3401:270,49225,389
France451:1,476,060142,161
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway61:857,04855,549
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Modzelewski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'hard' or 'calloused'.

- mikemodz

Modzelewski Last Name Facts

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

Modzelewski is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Modzelewski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Modzelewski? popularity and diffusion

Modzelewski is the 46,997th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 661,182 people. Modzelewski occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Modzelewski are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 9,466 people, or 1 in 4,015. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Modzelewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Modzelewski last name are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Modzelewski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.67% less than the national average, earning 208,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning R 208,452 per year; in United States they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $49,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

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