Podgorski Surname

157,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Podgorski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at,the base of the mountain.

Podgorski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3621:266,12325,065
Croatia2631:16,0783,236
Germany1961:410,74237,603
France1561:425,78761,887
Poland1261:301,65735,796
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Canada771:478,51441,057
Bulgaria531:131,6777,668
Austria291:293,63633,260
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Norway251:205,69123,411
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Podgórski (15,392) are calculated separately.

Podgorski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at,the base of the mountain.

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

Podgorski Last Name Facts

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

Podgorski (Georgian: პოდგორსკი) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Podgórski. Click here for further possible spellings of Podgorski.

How Common Is The Last Name Podgorski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,049th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,615,774 people. The last name Podgorski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Podgorski live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Podgorski is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,362 people, or 1 in 266,123. In The United States Podgorski is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 20 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Podgorski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Podgorski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Podgorski surname grew 22,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Podgorski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Podgorski surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Podgorski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning 218,010 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning $58,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Podgorski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Podgorski in the Georgian language
პოდგორსკიpodgorski-

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Podgorski Reference & Research

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