Tomczak Surname

16,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Tomczak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Tomasz (a twin).

Tomczak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland26,8171:1,41797
United States3,3091:109,53711,962
Germany1,5221:52,8956,874
France4721:140,72621,665
Brazil3731:573,92621,415
Canada2341:157,46015,959
England1951:285,73422,108
Australia631:428,50333,982
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Norway291:177,32021,035
Austria141:608,24554,975
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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

Tomczak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Tom, a pet form of Tomasz (a twin).

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

Tomczak Last Name Facts

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

Tomczak is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tomczák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomczak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,681st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 218,944 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Tomczak reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 26,817 people, or 1 in 1,417. Beside Poland it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Tomczak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tomczak last name are 0.98999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tomczak earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.96% less than the national average, earning 280,454 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $46,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomczák951/
Tomczack9326/
Thomczak932/
Tomsczak931/
Tomcak9284/
Tomzak9277/
Tomchzack881/
Tomchak86940/
Tomczok86235/
Tomcsak8622/
Tomzack8615/
Tomciak867/
Tumczak866/
Tomdzak862/
Tomtzak862/
Tamczak862/
Tomczaková821/
Thomzack8029/
Tomchack802/
Tomtchak801/
Tomcok7714/
Tomzok778/
Tomčak777/
Tamzak772/
Tomcakova7514/
Toumzok7117/
Tamchak719/
Tumtzak717/
Tomcsák715/
Tomciac711/
Thamzak711/
Tomciakova711/
Tomtzok711/
Thamchak67428/
Tomtshak676/
Toumzock671/
Tomchock670/

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