Witkowski Surname

8,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Witkowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) The son of Witek, a pet form of Witold (with rule).

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Witkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland51,0431:74532
United States7,8071:46,4275,649
Germany1,8931:42,5285,590
France5261:126,27919,223
Brazil4331:494,39818,652
England3561:156,51114,782
Canada3021:122,00512,798
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Israel951:90,08010,606
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Austria441:193,53324,446
Norway431:119,58815,719
Ireland391:120,7426,025
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Palau11:21,643223
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Witkowski (12) may also be a first name.

Witkowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The son of Witek, a pet form of Witold (with rule).

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

User-submitted Reference

Witkowski is a Polish habitational surname denoting someone from any of the places in Poland called Witkowo, Witków, or Witkowice (derived from the personal name Witek).

- haffman97

Witkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witkowski occurs most in Poland. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Witkowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Witkowski is the 8,950th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,074 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Witkowski reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Witkowski is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 51,043 people, or 1 in 745. Outside of Poland this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Witkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witkowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witkowski last name grew 16,265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 7,120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 650 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Witkowski Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Witkowski last name are 4.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.64% registered with the party.

The amount Witkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.39% less than the national average, earning 223,607 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.37% less than the national average, earning R 158,340 per year; in United States they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $49,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittkowski952,745/
Woitkowski95122/
Withkowski9533/
Wietkowski9519/
Whitkowski955/
Witkowskij953/
Waitkowski951/
Witkkowski951/
Witkowskit951/
Witkowska891,042/
Witkowsky89418/
Wutkowski89317/
Bitkowski89244/
Witkovski89133/
Vitkowski8981/
Wetkowski8933/
Witkofski8923/
Wytkowski8913/
Witkowská8912/
Widkowski899/
Witkowske897/
Witkawski891/
Witcowski891/
Witkuwski891/
Wojtkowski844,963/
Wittkowsky84272/
Wuttkowski8473/
Wittkofski8468/
Wittkowske8452/
Bittkowski8440/
Wittkovski8420/
Witkovskie8411/
Whitkofski8411/
Wietcowski8410/
Witkowsska847/
Woytkowski846/
Whitkowsky842/
Wajtkowski842/
Westkowski841/
Witkovszki841/
Witkowskey840/
Voitekowski8017/
Wojstkowski801/
Witkovsky78197/
Vitkovski78120/
Wudkowski7876/
Witcofski7858/
Witkofsky7856/
Wutkowsky7847/
Bytkowski7837/
Vitkowsky7818/
Witkovská7816/
Witkovský7816/
Witkovska7811/
Bitkowsky785/
Wutkovski782/
Witkewsky781/
Widkowske781/
Wetkowske781/
Bitkovski781/
Widkowska781/
Wedkowski781/
Wetkowska781/
Witkawska781/
Wojtkowska74122/
Vitkovskis7457/
Vitkovskij7450/
Vitkovskiy7447/
Wittkofske7427/
Wietcowsky7421/
Wietcovski7418/
Voitkovski7412/
Wittkofsky7411/
Voytkowski747/
Wojdkowski747/
Bethkowski747/
Vitkovskii746/
Vitkovskyi744/
Woytkowska744/
Wojtkowsky742/
Büttkowski742/
Beatkowski741/
Bitkovskij741/
Vitkovskie741/
Vitkovszki741/
Vittkovski741/
Wejtkowska741/
Wujtkowska741/
Witkovszky741/
Wittkovska741/
Bittkowsky741/
Witkauvski741/
Wietkovsky741/
Witkoffsky740/
Voitkovskyi7078/
Vitkovskaia708/
Vaitkovskyi703/
Whittkofsky701/
Voitkovskii701/
Vitkovsky672,866/
Vitkovska67259/
Bedkowski67217/
Bitkovsky67116/
Vitkovská6792/
Vitkovský6786/
Witcofsky6737/
Wutkovsky6723/
Vitkofsky676/
Betkowsky675/
Voitekovskyi672/
Witcawsky671/
Widcofski671/
Vitcovski671/
Wutkovskj671/
Vutkovski671/
Wydkowska671/
Wítkovská671/
Bydkowski671/
Vetkovski671/

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