Palkowski Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Palkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4841:78,53012,243
United States3851:941,45270,347
Germany901:894,50563,669
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Canada571:646,41452,764
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales221:140,66110,115
France161:4,151,420237,746
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Palkowski Last Name Facts

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

Palkowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palkowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,593rd most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Palkowski reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 78,530. Excluding Poland this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Palkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palkowski are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning R 241,392 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.83% more than the national average, earning $67,979 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Palkowski
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