Sokolowski Surname
Approximately 11,659 people bear this surname
Sokolowski Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.
Read More About This SurnameSokolowski Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,545 | 1:65,367 | 7,632 |
| Germany | 2,189 | 1:36,777 | 4,878 |
| Israel | 962 | 1:8,896 | 1,383 |
| Canada | 687 | 1:53,633 | 6,403 |
| France | 577 | 1:115,117 | 17,319 |
| Brazil | 420 | 1:509,701 | 19,169 |
| Poland | 287 | 1:132,435 | 19,341 |
| England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
| Australia | 172 | 1:156,952 | 16,457 |
| Argentina | 123 | 1:347,507 | 27,272 |
| Ireland | 62 | 1:75,951 | 4,602 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Norway | 46 | 1:111,789 | 14,873 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Sokolowski (13) may also be a first name.
Sokolowski Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.
User-submitted Reference
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.
- noclafThis is a Polish surname, denoting someone who came from Sokołowo ('place of falcons'; sokół, meaning 'falcon'), ten locations in Poland.
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Sokolowski Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokolowski Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokolowski is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokolowski? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sokolowski is the 44,554th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 625,058 people. Sokolowski is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sokolowski reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Sokolowski is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,545 people, or 1 in 65,367. In The United States Sokolowski is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.
Sokolowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sokolowski has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 69,313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sokolowski Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sokolowski surname are 4.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.45% registered with the party.
The amount Sokolowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning 268,558 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,498 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning R 268,968 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,395 CAD per year.
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