Swakowski Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Swakowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swakowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1691:224,90429,174
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Swakowski Last Name Facts

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

Swakowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swakowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Swakowski is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Swakowski live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 224,904. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Swakowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swakowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swakowski last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Swakowski
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