Wytrykowski Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wytrykowski Surname User-submission:

Wytrykus, wytrykusz, witrykusz are Old Polish terms for a person working in the sacristy (zakrystia), a sexton.

The termination, -ski, is known to be a suffix related to one's profession. For example, second most common Polish surname, Kowalski, being the counterpart to Smith, Ferrari, Kovács, Schmidt, Haddad, was meant for someone who was a blacksmith.

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Wytrykowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4391:86,58013,395
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wytrykowski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wytrykus, wytrykusz, witrykusz are Old Polish terms for a person working in the sacristy (zakrystia), a sexton.

The termination, -ski, is known to be a suffix related to one's profession. For example, second most common Polish surname, Kowalski, being the counterpart to Smith, Ferrari, Kovács, Schmidt, Haddad, was meant for someone who was a blacksmith. Therefore, we arrive at the conclusion that someone with a surname Wytrykowski was a person serving in a church as a sexton.

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Wytrykowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wytrykowski is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wytrykowski.

How Common Is The Last Name Wytrykowski? popularity and diffusion

Wytrykowski is the 661,581st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wytrykowski live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wytrykowski is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 86,580. Barring Poland Wytrykowski occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wytrykowski Last Name Statistics demography

Wytrykowski earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 129.66% more than the national average, earning R 545,748 per year.

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