Orlowski Surname

51,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Orlowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of one with eaglelike characteristics.

Orlowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4811:80,8889,194
Germany3,2891:24,4773,251
France3731:178,07727,761
Canada3501:105,27311,355
Brazil3141:681,76525,128
Israel2281:37,5335,171
Poland2001:190,04425,702
Australia1941:139,15314,991
England1851:301,17922,911
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Norway411:125,42216,333
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Austria231:370,23639,193
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Orlowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of one with eaglelike characteristics.

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

Orlowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orlowski occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orlowski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orlowski is the 51,189th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 727,590 people. The last name Orlowski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Orlowski are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,481 people, or 1 in 80,888. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Orlowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orlowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orlowski surname grew 37,342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,643 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orlowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orlowski last name are 1.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orlowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning 220,581 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.61% less than the national average, earning R 195,780 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $55,309 CAD per year.

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