Sokolowskaja Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

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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Sokolowskaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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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Sokolowskaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokolowskaja has its highest incidence in Belarus. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolowskaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sokolowskaja are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,167,020. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Gomel Region, where 33 percent are found, Grodno Region, where 33 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Belarus this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

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