Sokolowsky Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Sokolowsky 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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Sokolowsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Germany1451:555,21045,787
France1111:598,40379,437
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sokolowsky 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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Sokolowsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokolowsky is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolowsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokolowsky is the 565,867th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The last name Sokolowsky occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Sokolowsky are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sokolowsky exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Sokolowsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sokolowsky are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sokolowsky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sockolowsky9520/
Sokolowskiy955/
Sokolowskaya912/
Sokolovsky9013,742/
Sokolowski9011,659/
Sokolowska90793/
Sokolofsky9076/
Sukolowsky9022/
Socolowsky9020/
Sokolobsky9014/
Sokolowske909/
Sokolowská903/
Sokolovskyi865,499/
Sokolovskiy86230/
Sokolovskyy8620/
Sokolowskei8611/
Sokolowskij866/
Sokolowskii862/
Sokolovskoy861/
Sokolovskay861/
Sokollowski861/
Szokolovsky861/
Sockolofsky860/
Sokolovskaya8220,214/
Sokolowskaja828/
Szokolovszky827/
Schokolowski826/
Shokolovskyi824/
Sokolowskaia821/
Sokołowski8037,829/
Sokolovski801,501/
Sokolovska801,194/
Socolovsky80313/
Sokolovská80253/
Sokolovský80154/
Sokołowska80112/
Socolofsky80104/
Sokalofsky8099/
Socolowski8065/
Sokolofski8041/
Zokolowski8034/
Sokalovsky8022/
Sokolevsky8020/
Sakalowsky8019/
Sakolovsky8015/
Sokolovske8010/
Sucolowsky809/
Socolobsky809/
Sokalowski805/
Sacolowsky803/
Sakolowski803/
Sokołowská802/
Sukolowski801/
Sekolowski801/
Sokolewski801/
Sokolyovskaya781/
Sokolovskis76551/
Sokolovskij76198/
Sukholovsky76118/
Sokolovskii7680/
Succolowsky7623/
Sokolovskie769/
Sokolevskyi765/
Sokolovs'ka764/
Sokolovskiz764/
Sokolovskih762/
Socolovskiy762/
Sokolovskes762/
Shekolovsky761/
Sokolovskaa761/
Sukolovskiy761/
Szokolovská761/
Szokołowska761/
Sokolovskaia736,667/
Sokolovskaja73435/
Szokolovszki7350/
Sukholovskyi7343/
Sokalovskaya7342/
Sakolovskaya7339/
Socolovskaya736/
Sokolavskaya735/
Szokolovszká734/
Sukholovskiy733/
Shekolovskyi733/
Schokelowski732/
Sakalowski7094/
Sukholovskaya7081/
Socolovski7054/
Sakalovsky7033/
Sokolevski7022/
Sukalowski704/
Sakulowski704/
Cokolovski702/
Sakolovski702/
Socolovska701/
Sakolovska701/
Sokalovska701/
Sokalovski701/
Sekolovski701/
Zakalowsky701/
Socolovzky701/
Sokolavska701/
Sukalovsky701/
Sakulovsky701/
Szukalowski6747/
Jaskołowski677/
Sakalovskyi674/
Jaskalowski671/
Jaskolofski671/
Sekoulovski671/
Szokolovszkaja671/
Socolovscki671/

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