Piwowar Surname

93,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Piwowar Surname User-submission:

Piwowar is a Polish surname, meaning 'brewer',. It is derived from the old Polish words piwo, meaning 'beer', and war(zyk), meaning 'to brew'.

Piwowar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,2271:8,9921,221
United States5221:694,36654,999
France1051:632,59782,532
Canada1001:368,45633,054
England631:884,41445,970
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Piwowar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Piwowar is a Polish surname, meaning 'brewer',. It is derived from the old Polish words piwo, meaning 'beer', and war(zyk), meaning 'to brew'.

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Piwowar Last Name Facts

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

Piwowar is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piwowar? popularity and diffusion

Piwowar is the 93,016th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,419,467 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Piwowar are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 4,227 people, or 1 in 8,992. Beside Poland it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Piwowar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piwowar surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Piwowar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pivowar8641/
Pywowar8614/
Piwovar869/
Piwowarová824/
Pivovar712,729/
Pevowar715/
Piwovarova711/
Pivovard6722/
Piovovar6710/
Pivovare671/
Pivouvar671/
Pivovarova5914,766/
Pivovarová5977/
Pyvovar575,767/
Pevovar5739/
Pivavar572/
Pivovár571/

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