Szymczak Surname

15,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szymczak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Szymon (gracious hearing).

Szymczak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland31,2611:1,21672
United States2,2781:159,11316,211
Germany7521:107,05513,230
France6461:102,82215,131
Brazil3041:704,19225,854
England2041:273,12821,453
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Australia621:435,41534,362
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Austria341:250,45429,541
Norway331:155,82719,235
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Wales141:221,03813,576
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Guam11:160,1214,893
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Szymczak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Szymon (gracious hearing).

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

Szymczak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szymczak is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Szymczak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,433rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 201,731 people. Szymczak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Szymczak reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Szymczak is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 31,261 people, or 1 in 1,216. Aside from Poland Szymczak exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Szymczak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szymczak surname are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.36% registered with the party.

The amount Szymczak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.24% less than the national average, earning 300,248 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.85% more than the national average, earning R 446,412 per year; in United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $56,392 CAD per year.

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