How common is the last name Kowalski?

16,721 people in the United States have the last name Kowalski, about 1 in 17,876. It ranks #2,102 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

KOWALSKI

#2,102

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,721
About
1 in 17,876
This common or more
48.4%
Who bears it

Of the 16,721 people with the last name Kowalski, 93.4% reported their origin as White, 3% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Kowalski

1 other last name also has 16,721 people.

#2,102 Bain · 16,721

Either side of Kowalski

#2,101 Rincon · 16,729#2,102 Bain · 16,721#2,104 Yoon · 16,719#2,105 Yan · 16,716

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kowalski, most common first.

#11,856 Kowalewski · 2,524#18,992 Kowalik · 1,431#21,381 Kowalsky · 1,246#25,244 Kowaleski · 1,027#41,393 Kowalke · 567#68,212 Kowalske · 311#76,963 Kowalska · 269#105,198 Kolaski · 181

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