Swiatkowski Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Swiatkowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Swiatkowka, a city, or from Swiatkovo, a village (both meaning world), in Poland.

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Swiatkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7511:482,63540,833
Poland931:408,69643,526
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
England331:1,688,42669,999
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France161:4,151,420237,746
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Światkowski (3) are calculated separately.

Swiatkowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Swiatkowka, a city, or from Swiatkovo, a village (both meaning world), in Poland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Swait is a shortened version of Swiatkowski, which is derived from the Polish word for 'world'.

- sjswiat

Swiatkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swiatkowski is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Światkowski. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiatkowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 341,074th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Swiatkowski are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 751 people, or 1 in 482,635. In The United States Swiatkowski is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Michigan, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Swiatkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swiatkowski last name are 11.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swiatkowski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning 330,150 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $46,884 CAD per year.

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