Witkowski Surname
Approximately 63,329 people bear this surname
Witkowski Surname Definition:
(Polish) The son of Witek, a pet form of Witold (with rule).
Read More About This SurnameWitkowski Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 51,043 | 1:745 | 32 |
| United States | 7,807 | 1:46,427 | 5,649 |
| Germany | 1,893 | 1:42,528 | 5,590 |
| France | 526 | 1:126,279 | 19,223 |
| Brazil | 433 | 1:494,398 | 18,652 |
| England | 356 | 1:156,511 | 14,782 |
| Canada | 302 | 1:122,005 | 12,798 |
| Australia | 279 | 1:96,759 | 10,970 |
| Israel | 95 | 1:90,080 | 10,606 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Ireland | 39 | 1:120,742 | 6,025 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
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).
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).
- haffman97Witkowski Demographics
Average Male Witkowski Height
177.82 cm
Average Female Witkowski Height
163 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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