Romanowski Surname

20,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Romanowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Roman (one from Rome).

Romanowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland20,4351:1,860142
United States3,6021:100,62711,171
Germany1,2411:64,8718,317
France3861:172,08026,779
Israel3151:27,1673,956
Brazil3121:686,13625,272
Canada3101:118,85712,533
England1521:366,56626,048
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Norway351:146,92218,432
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Romanowski (11) may also be a first name.

Romanowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Roman (one from Rome).

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

Romanowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romanowski is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romanowski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,107th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 267,974 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Romanowski live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Romanowski is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname Romanowski is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 20,435 people, or 1 in 1,860. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Romanowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Romanowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Romanowski last name expanded 24,013 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Romanowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romanowski surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Romanowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.08% less than the national average, earning 210,835 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,377 CAD per year.

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