Opalewski Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Opalewski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opalewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Poland1021:372,63540,973
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Opalewski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opalewski occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opalewski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opalewski is the 641,055th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname Opalewski is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Opalewski live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 1,006,830. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 58 percent live, Wisconsin, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Opalewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Opalewski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Opalewski surname rose 18,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Opalewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Opalewski surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

Opalewski earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.5% more than the national average, earning $50,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opolewski8912/
Opaliwski892/
Opalewska892/
Opalawski891/
Opalovski7817/
Opalovskiy741/
Opalovskyi741/
Apolevski673/
Opolovsky566/
Apolevskaya502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opalewski
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