Sowalski Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sowalski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowalski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sowalski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowalski is most common in Poland. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sowalski.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowalski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Sowalski occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Sowalski reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 52 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,407,731. Aside from Poland this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Sowalski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sowalski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sowalski last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowalski Last Name Statistics demography

Sowalski earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.41% more than the national average, earning $67,058 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Sowalski
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