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
Average Ostrowski Salary in
United States
$47,848 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most in Poland. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ostrowski click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostrowski? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,773rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,594 people. Ostrowski is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ostrowski reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 47,212 people, or 1 in 805. Outside of Poland Ostrowski occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.
Ostrowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ostrowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostrowski last name increased 15,266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ostrowski Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ostrowski last name are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.3% registered to vote for 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
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