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Most popular Polish family names

Most popular Polish family names

The Polish Ministry of Interior Affairs has just published the list of 100 most popular Polish names. It is not surprising that the top two are: Nowak and Kowalski. According to the report of the Polish Minstry of Interior Affairs ( 17th January 2015 ) there were 277 191 Polish women and men whose family name was Nowak  followed by  178 103  both women and men carrying the name: Kowalski.

It is interesting that the first 13 most popular family names for both men and women are the same.

The complete list can be found here:

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Sources and photo: Polish Ministry of Interior Affairs

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