Nowacki Surname

15,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Nowacki Surname User-submission:

Long ago, in Poland, when people still had to buy their shoes from hawkers, the kind of people that sold it, were always moving from city to city, because of it, they get the nickname "nowy", that means new in Polish. Over time the nickname changed until it became "Nowacki".

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Nowacki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland30,1291:1,26281
United States2,2241:162,97616,584
Germany1,0371:77,6339,823
France8941:74,29810,398
England2251:247,63620,113
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Australia881:306,76926,711
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Norway291:177,32021,035
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Nowacki (15) may also be a first name.

Nowacki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Long ago, in Poland, when people still had to buy their shoes from hawkers, the kind of people that sold it, were always moving from city to city, because of it, they get the nickname "nowy", that means new in Polish. Over time the nickname changed until it became "Nowacki".

- leandro_nowacki

Nowacki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nowacki is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowacki? popularity and diffusion

Nowacki is the 15,771st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 206,212 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Nowacki live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Nowacki is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Nowacki is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 30,129 people, or 1 in 1,262. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Nowacki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nowacki has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nowacki last name increased 7,413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowacki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nowacki last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nowacki earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning 350,637 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.04% less than the national average, earning R 142,476 per year; in United States they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $46,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $52,586 CAD per year.

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