Olszewski Surname

8,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Olszewski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at, or near, the alder-wood tree.

Olszewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland54,1841:70127
United States7,8521:46,1615,622
Germany8901:90,45611,380
Canada3531:104,37811,269
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
England2791:199,70617,470
Australia2271:118,92413,128
France2081:319,34048,512
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Norway701:73,46110,305
Austria631:135,16618,435
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Wales341:91,0167,411
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Olszewski (20) may also be a first name.

Olszewski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at, or near, the alder-wood tree.

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

Olszewski Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Olszewski? popularity and diffusion

Olszewski is the 8,749th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 112,273 people. Olszewski is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Olszewski are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 54,184 people, or 1 in 701. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Olszewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olszewski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olszewski surname rose 43,622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olszewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olszewski last name are 0.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olszewski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.44% less than the national average, earning 237,283 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1241.57% more than the national average, earning R 3,188,090 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $50,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleszewski95156/
Olszewszki9517/
Olsziewski9516/
Golszewski959/
Olszewskie953/
Ollszewski951/
Olsszewski951/
Olszewskis951/
Uolszewski951/
Olszewskij951/
Olszzewski951/
Olszeswski951/
Olzewski94109/
Olsewski9477/
Olszowski891,907/
Olszewska891,340/
Olshewski8976/
Olszevski8956/
Olsiewski8948/
Olszewsky8936/
Olesewski8916/
Olszewská899/
Alszewski895/
Olscewski892/
Olzsewski892/
Olszefski892/
Olszawski891/
Olszewzki891/
Olezewski891/
Olszewske891/
Olssewski891/
Olschewski846,092/
Oldziewski8413/
Olsowski82120/
Olzawski8243/
Olsefski8216/
Olzewsky828/
Olzewska822/
Olzevski821/
Ollschewski8019/
Olshefski78814/
Olsevskis78125/
Olshevski7879/
Olshewsky7829/
Olsevskij785/
Olchewski784/
Olsiewska783/
Olsiewsky781/
Olszowsky781/
Olszevska781/
Olesefski781/
Gollschewski7655/
Hollschewski761/
Olshevskyi741,171/
Olschewsky74296/
Olschewske74178/
Olschowski7497/
Olschefski7496/
Olshevskiy7437/
Alschewski7434/
Olshefskie7432/
Olschöwski746/
Olschewska743/
Olshevskii742/
Olsevskaia742/
Olshevskis742/
Olschevski741/
Olschawski741/
Olesiewska741/
Olshowskie740/
Olsevska71277/
Olsowsky7136/
Olsowske7120/
Olsefsky7113/
Olševski716/
Olcefski714/
Olsofski713/
Olsovski713/
Olsavski711/
Alsevski711/
Olshevskaia701,397/
Olschefskie7021/
Holshevskyi709/
Goleshevski707/
Gollshewsky704/
Olschefskip701/
Olschevskyi701/
Oldziejwska701/
Galeshewski701/
Alschewskij701/
Olshievskii701/
Oleshevskyi701/
Olshevsky672,112/
Olshefsky67148/
Gollschewsky6754/
Olševskij6743/
Olsevschi6731/
Alsevskis6731/
Olshevska6729/
Olchefski6722/
Alshefski6719/
Olshawsky6719/
Olchevski6717/
Olsovszki6712/
Olchewsky6711/
Alshevski679/
Olshefske677/
Olesevsky677/
Alesawski675/
Olshefska672/
Olševskis672/
Olsovskyi672/
Golcevski671/
Olzhevsky671/

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