Rudnicki Surname

27,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rudnicki Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who worked in a mine; dweller near a mine; one who came from Rudnik (red), the name of many places in Poland and Ukraine.

Rudnicki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland15,9291:2,386223
United States1,6441:220,47421,396
Israel4071:21,0263,125
Canada3171:116,23212,335
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
France1541:431,31662,491
Germany1291:624,07349,483
England1281:435,29729,139
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Norway201:257,11427,149
Austria191:448,18144,644
Sweden161:615,42245,338
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Rudnički (180) are calculated separately.

Rudnicki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who worked in a mine; dweller near a mine; one who came from Rudnik (red), the name of many places in Poland and Ukraine.

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

Rudnicki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudnicki is found most frequently in Poland. It may also be found as a variant: Rudnički. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudnicki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,841st most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 377,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Rudnicki live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 15,929 people, or 1 in 2,386. Barring Poland Rudnicki occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Rudnicki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rudnicki surname are 6.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rudnicki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.8% less than the national average, earning 236,024 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 239.41% more than the national average, earning R 806,568 per year; in United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,060 CAD per year.

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