Warsaw Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Warsaw Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Warsaw (the fortified place).

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Warsaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9391:386,00534,000
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Israel321:267,42624,032
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
England61:9,286,343223,652
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Warsaw (17) may also be a first name.

Warsaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Warsaw (the fortified place).

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

User-submitted Reference

(Polish/Jewish) One who came from Warsaw, Polish and former Warszawa (place belonging to Warcisław, diminutive Warsław, then used as Warsz in the city, Warcisław is an old Polish name meaning 'he'll bring back glory'). It is the capital of Poland.

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Warsaw Last Name Facts

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

Warsaw (Arabic: وارسو) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warsaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 349,405th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname Warsaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Warsaw live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Warsaw is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 386,005. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 16 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Warsaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Warsaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Warsaw last name grew 1,916 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Warsaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Warsaw surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Warsaw surname are 0.48999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.74% being registered to vote for the party.

Warsaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warshaw922,109/
Warschaw8670/
Warsow83214/
Worsaw832/
Warsaf831/
Varsaw830/
Warshow7793/
Wershaw7733/
Warsowe777/
Worshaw774/
Warshaf772/
Bearsaw771/
Varshaw771/
Barschaw7123/
Bearshaw7116/
Warschow7112/
Bearseaw713/
Versaw67352/
Warsof6710/
Barsav671/
Barsów671/
Warsowová671/
Borsaw670/

Warsaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warsaw in the Arabic language
وارسوwarsw-
آرشوarshw-
ارشوarshw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warsaw
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