Sokolowskaja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sokolowskaja Surname User-submission:
Sokolowski and its variants are Slavic surnames common to Poland. At one time Sokolowski would have been considered a surname of the nobility. As commoners adopted the naming trends of the upper classes, they also adopted their lord's surnames.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Sokolowskaja Surname Meaning
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Sokolowski and its variants are Slavic surnames common to Poland. At one time Sokolowski would have been considered a surname of the nobility. As commoners adopted the naming trends of the upper classes, they also adopted their lord's surnames.
Broken down Sokolowski means 'from the town of falcon'. Sokol is the Slavic word for 'falcon'; Sokolow is a town in Poland; and -ski, -sky, and -ska are suffixes meaning 'of the' or 'from the'. The suffix changes for male/female and also for whatever spelling is considered most correct for the area. Poles use -ski, and Czechs tend to use -sky.
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Where Does The Last Name Sokolowskaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokolowskaja occurs most in Belarus. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokolowskaja? popularity and diffusion
Sokolowskaja is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Sokolowskaja is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sokolowskaja live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Belarus, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,167,020. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Gomel Region, where 33 percent live, Grodno Region, where 33 percent live and Minsk Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Belarus Sokolowskaja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.
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