Wozniak Surname

24,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wozniak Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of the messenger.

Wozniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8161:30,6753,816
France2,5261:26,2963,151
Germany1,9151:42,0395,533
Poland1,4071:27,0144,110
Canada9671:38,1034,791
England9441:59,0237,045
Brazil6251:342,51913,151
Australia3231:83,5789,683
Argentina3061:139,68411,827
Belgium1701:67,62710,816
Sweden1631:60,4104,630
Norway1211:42,4986,072
Austria1171:72,78111,082
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Ireland901:52,3223,722
Czechia881:120,83519,508
Spain831:563,27826,988
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Scotland721:74,3595,625
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Wales261:119,0209,008
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Israel181:475,42436,085
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Woźniak (502), Wożniak (21), Wožniak (16) & Wozñiak (15) are calculated separately.

Wozniak (23) may also be a first name.

Wozniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) The son of the messenger.

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

Wozniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wozniak is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Woźniak, Wożniak, Wožniak or Wozñiak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wozniak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,231st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 326,386 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wozniak live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name globally, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,816 people, or 1 in 30,675. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 12 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Wozniak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wozniak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wozniak last name expanded 98,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wozniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wozniak are 2.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.14% registered with the party.

The amount Wozniak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.91% less than the national average, earning €14,742 per year; in Norway they earn 31.95% less than the national average, earning 235,497 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.31% more than the national average, earning R 380,952 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,024 CAD per year.

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