Wawrzyniak Surname

18,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wawrzyniak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Wawrzyn or Wawrzyniec (laurel, symbol of victory).

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Wawrzyniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland25,8291:1,472106
United States1,5381:235,66922,625
Germany1,0751:74,8899,472
France7201:92,25413,341
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
England1311:425,32928,711
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia621:435,41534,362
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Norway251:205,69123,411
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Austria211:405,49741,758
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Wawrzyniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Wawrzyn or Wawrzyniec (laurel, symbol of victory).

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Wawrzyniak, means 'son of the Champion' or 'little champion'. The -iak suffix indicates 'the descendant of' someone rather than the -ski suffix, which indicates a town or place. Wawrzyniak is vertually identical, and has similar origin roots to O'Niel, Nelson, or Laurenson.

- shadowatcher247

Wawrzyniak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wawrzyniak is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wawrzyniak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawrzyniak? popularity and diffusion

Wawrzyniak is the 18,428th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 243,649 people. Wawrzyniak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wawrzyniak live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 25,829 people, or 1 in 1,472. Beside Poland Wawrzyniak occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Wawrzyniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wawrzyniak are 4.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wawrzyniak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.6% less than the national average, earning 209,048 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.

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