Szczepaniak Surname

17,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szczepaniak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Szczepan (crown or garland).

Szczepaniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland28,8601:1,31786
France1,0971:60,5498,192
United States1,0301:351,90231,540
Germany4181:192,59722,279
Australia2321:116,36112,902
England2001:278,59021,737
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Norway491:104,94514,093
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Austria231:370,23639,193
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Szczepaniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Szczepan (crown or garland).

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

Szczepaniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szczepaniak is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szczepaniak? popularity and diffusion

Szczepaniak is the 17,120th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 224,883 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Szczepaniak live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 28,860 people, or 1 in 1,317. Excluding Poland it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Szczepaniak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Szczepaniak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Szczepaniak surname expanded 4,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Szczepaniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Szczepaniak are 0.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Szczepaniak earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.62% less than the national average, earning 295,493 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $43,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $51,459 CAD per year.

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