Zalewski Surname

10,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zalewski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller near a flooded place.

Zalewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland43,6591:87143
United States5,0381:71,9458,320
Germany5761:139,76616,949
France4541:146,30622,633
Canada3641:101,22410,979
Brazil3411:627,78423,288
England1941:287,20622,180
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Norway501:102,84613,903
Belgium401:287,41633,962
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Austria141:608,24554,975
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Zalewski (20) may also be a first name.

Zalewski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller near a flooded place.

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

Zalewski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalewski (Arabic: زاليفسكي) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalewski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,951st most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 142,093 people. The surname Zalewski is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zalewski live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The last name Zalewski is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 43,659 people, or 1 in 871. Excluding Poland Zalewski is found in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Zalewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zalewski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zalewski last name grew 100,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zalewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zalewski surname are 0.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zalewski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.29% less than the national average, earning 203,200 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.79% more than the national average, earning R 439,128 per year; in United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaliewski944/
Zaleewski942/
Czalewski941/
Zalewskiy941/
Zialewski941/
Zalewskie941/
Zalewscki941/
Czatlewski891/
Dzialewski891/
Zallewscki891/
Salewski885,824/
Zalewska881,308/
Zelewski881,032/
Zaliwski88444/
Zalevski88116/
Zalewsky8855/
Calewski8837/
Zalowski8816/
Zalefski8814/
Jalewski888/
Zolewski884/
Zalewská884/
Zalawski882/
Zalewske881/
Zalevskyi822,434/
Zielewski82521/
Chalewski8290/
Zalevskiy8276/
Czelewski8212/
Zalevskii8210/
Zgalevski825/
Zailowski823/
Zalevskis823/
Salewskij823/
Zalevskie822/
Czalawski821/
Zalevskij821/
Zalewwska821/
Zaliewsky821/
Zajlowski821/
Zaleewska821/
Czalewska821/
Zaslevski821/
Zallewsky821/
Dzelewski821/
Zalevskaia782,893/
Zahlevskyi784/
Zalewskaya781/
Czajlowski781/
Zaelevskyi781/
Zallewscky781/
Zalevsky752,077/
Salewsky75519/
Selewski75247/
Salowski75132/
Salefski75111/
Salewske7598/
Zelawski7583/
Solewski7543/
Zalevska7534/
Salevski7523/
Zelewske7520/
Calevski7520/
Zelewsky7519/
Zolowski7514/
Salöwski7512/
Zelowski7511/
Jalewsky759/
Zaliwska758/
Jolewski756/
Zelevski754/
Zalovski753/
Zalefsky753/
Żelewski752/
Zolawski752/
Zalefska751/
Zalivski751/
Zalevská751/
Zálewský751/
Zhahlevskyi748/
Cholewski71447/
Zalavskyi71107/
Czolowski7141/
Zalevschi7139/
Zalyvskyi7134/
Zielowski7132/
Zielawski7123/
Zelevskyi7119/
Jaulevski7118/
Džalevski7113/
Zalivskis7112/
Sallewsky7110/
Zalybskyi719/
Ziolowski716/
Zhelevski716/
Zhalevsky714/
Zhalovski714/
Zolevskyi714/
Zalevskyy713/
Zalavskiy712/
Saylowski712/
Sallowski712/
Salevskij712/
Chalewsky712/
Zelevskiy711/
Zalevskoy711/
Salevskiy711/
Caulevski711/
Cajlevski711/
Čatlevski711/
Zalovskyi711/
Zalevskaya672,911/
Zhelevskyi67123/
Zhalovskyi6750/
Zalevscaia6742/
Zalevskaja673/
Chalevskiy672/
Zahlavskyi672/
Tsalevskiy671/
Chalevskij671/
Zholevskyi671/

Zalewski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalewski in the Arabic language
زاليفسكيzalyfsky-

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Zalewski Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zalewski
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