Polawski Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Polawski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polawski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland721:527,89950,824
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Polawski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polawski is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polawski? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Polawski reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 527,899. Aside from Poland Polawski is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Polawski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polawski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polawski surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polawski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polawski surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Polawski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.23% more than the national average, earning $61,222 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Polawski
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