Wachowski Surname

77,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wachowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Wachow(e) (guard), in Poland.

Wachowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,0251:7,564990
United States8661:418,54436,318
Germany3231:249,24327,070
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England101:5,571,806158,774
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wachowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Wachow(e) (guard), in Poland.

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

Wachowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wachowski occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wachowski is the 77,721st most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,158,224 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wachowski reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 5,025 people, or 1 in 7,564. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Wachowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wachowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wachowski surname grew 86,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wachowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wachowski last name are 11.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.8% registered with the party.

The amount Wachowski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,553 CAD per year.

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