Ostrowski Surname
Approximately 64,724 people bear this surname
Ostrowski Surname Definition:
(Polish) Dweller on a river island; one who came from Ostrow (river island), in Poland.
Ostrowski Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 47,212 | 1:805 | 36 |
| United States | 9,312 | 1:38,924 | 4,802 |
| Germany | 2,765 | 1:29,116 | 3,830 |
| Israel | 1,733 | 1:4,938 | 730 |
| Brazil | 975 | 1:219,563 | 8,509 |
| France | 708 | 1:93,817 | 13,628 |
| Canada | 563 | 1:65,445 | 7,595 |
| England | 451 | 1:123,543 | 12,408 |
| Australia | 205 | 1:131,686 | 14,301 |
| Argentina | 195 | 1:219,197 | 18,043 |
| Denmark | 116 | 1:48,661 | 5,045 |
| Norway | 70 | 1:73,461 | 10,305 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Ostrowski (10) may also be a first name.
Ostrowski Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Dweller on a river island; one who came from Ostrow (river island), in Poland.
Ostrowski Demographics
Ostrowski Political Affiliation
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Ostrowski Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostrowski Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ostrowski (Arabic: اوستروسكي) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostrowski? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ostrowski is the 8,773rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,594 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Ostrowski live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Ostrowski is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 47,212 people, or 1 in 805. Outside of Poland this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Ostrowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ostrowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostrowski last name expanded 15,266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ostrowski Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ostrowski surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.3% registered with the political party.
The amount Ostrowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.82% less than the national average, earning 249,800 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 144.86% more than the national average, earning R 581,892 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $55,083 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ostrowski Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ostrowski in the Arabic language | ||
| اوستروسكي | awstrwsky | - |
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Ostrowski Reference & Research
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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
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