Wysocki Surname

12,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wysocki Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Wysock (high), in Poland.

Wysocki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland36,0191:1,05562
United States6,6101:54,8356,539
Germany7391:108,93813,452
France5131:129,47919,760
Canada3251:113,37112,083
England2951:188,87516,792
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Australia771:350,59429,558
Norway441:116,87015,419
Sweden431:228,99415,912
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Austria311:274,69131,731
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wysocki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Wysock (high), in Poland.

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

Wysocki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wysocki is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wysocki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,421st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,158 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wysocki live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 36,019 people, or 1 in 1,055. Besides Poland Wysocki exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Wysocki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wysocki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wysocki last name increased 41,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wysocki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wysocki last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wysocki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.42% less than the national average, earning €14,589 per year; in Norway they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning 297,443 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.1% more than the national average, earning R 349,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,093 CAD per year.

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