Polewski Surname

211,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Polewski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,5861:23,9653,656
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Israel1151:74,4149,096
Canada521:708,56956,910
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Polewski Last Name Facts

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

Polewski is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polewski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 211,803rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,744,885 people. The surname Polewski occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Polewski are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 1,586 people, or 1 in 23,965. Besides Poland Polewski exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Polewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polewski surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Polewski earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.94% more than the national average, earning $53,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $63,628 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 Polewski
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