Piotrowski Surname

6,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Piotrowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Piotr (rock).

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Piotrowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland70,1761:54215
United States7,3241:49,4895,999
Germany3,6451:22,0872,925
France1,2401:53,5677,056
England6461:86,2519,435
Canada5821:63,3097,402
Australia3241:83,3209,655
Brazil3221:664,82724,540
Argentina1581:270,52821,773
Austria741:115,07316,208
Norway711:72,42710,169
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Israel251:342,30528,607
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales171:182,03112,022
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland71:785,24338,644
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Piotrowski (12) may also be a first name.

Piotrowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Piotr (rock).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname is most commonly used in Poland. It comes from the name Piotr, meaning 'Peter' in Polish.

- karina223

Piotrowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piotrowski occurs most in Poland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piotrowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piotrowski is the 6,629th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Piotrowski are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Piotrowski is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 70,176 people, or 1 in 542. Besides Poland this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Piotrowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piotrowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Piotrowski surname grew 30,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piotrowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piotrowski surname are 4.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Piotrowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning 218,695 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning R 269,316 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning $57,344 CAD per year.

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