Szczesny Surname

145,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Szczesny Surname User-submission:

Szczesny is a Polish surname, denoting a happy or lucky person (szczesliwy, szczesny, etc.). The word is derived from Czech stastny, though Szczesny is technically the Polish form of Latin Felix (feminine szczesna.)

Szczesny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1071:327,42529,737
Poland7191:52,8638,342
Germany4991:161,33419,170
France3271:203,12831,564
Canada921:400,49635,373
England691:807,50843,459
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Australia281:964,13257,058
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Norway211:244,87126,357
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Szczêsny (1) are calculated separately.

Szczesny (197) may also be a first name.

Szczesny Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Szczesny is a Polish surname, denoting a happy or lucky person (szczesliwy, szczesny, etc.). The word is derived from Czech stastny, though Szczesny is technically the Polish form of Latin Felix (feminine szczesna.)

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(Polish) The lucky, happy person, from the Czech word šťastný.

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Szczesny Last Name Facts

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

Szczesny is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Szczêsny. Click here for other possible spellings of Szczesny.

How Common Is The Last Name Szczesny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 145,462nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,387,794 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Szczesny live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Szczesny is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 197 people.

The last name Szczesny is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,107 people, or 1 in 327,425. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Szczesny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szczesny last name are 0.51000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Szczesny earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning 318,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $55,322 CAD per year.

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