Sosnowski Surname

20,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sosnowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, a forest of pine trees.

Sosnowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland22,5211:1,688130
United States2,6271:137,97414,408
Germany7661:105,09912,986
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Israel2151:39,8035,445
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
France1421:467,76666,487
Australia881:306,76926,711
England811:687,87739,238
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Norway251:205,69123,411
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Sosnowski (11) may also be a first name.

Sosnowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, a forest of pine trees.

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

Sosnowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sosnowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosnowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,094th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 267,895 people. The surname Sosnowski is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Sosnowski are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Sosnowski is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Sosnowski is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 22,521 people, or 1 in 1,688. Barring Poland this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Sosnowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sosnowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sosnowski last name grew 10,946 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sosnowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sosnowski surname are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sosnowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning 299,929 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.62% more than the national average, earning R 348,432 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $45,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Sosnowski Reference & Research

Sosnowski FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sosnowski
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis