Rutkowski Surname

8,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rutkowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at a place where rue grew.

Rutkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland50,0801:75933
United States9,6421:37,5924,649
Germany2,6861:29,9723,951
France6511:102,03215,004
Canada3161:116,60012,375
England3131:178,01316,129
Brazil2681:798,78528,976
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Israel661:129,66114,046
Belgium621:185,43024,739
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Norway531:97,02413,264
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Greece321:346,24348,387
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Austria261:327,51736,002
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Wales121:257,87814,969
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rutkowski (19) may also be a first name.

Rutkowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at a place where rue grew.

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

Rutkowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rutkowski is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rutkowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rutkowski is the 8,759th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,457 people. Rutkowski occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Rutkowski are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Rutkowski is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname Rutkowski is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 50,080 people, or 1 in 759. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Rutkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rutkowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rutkowski last name expanded 68,871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,408 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rutkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rutkowski last name are 0.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rutkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.65% less than the national average, earning 226,146 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning R 189,120 per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,564 CAD per year.

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