Each of us was given a first and last name at birth
. They say "what you name the ship, the ship will sail". Does this mean that a popular surname can make a person popular too?
For example, do you have a rare surname or a common surname? Or maybe you have already wondered how many of your namesakes there are in the world?
For example, the most famous Ukrainian surname is Kovalchuk, in English-speaking countries the most common is Smith, in Russia - Kuznetsov. What do we know about Polish surnames?
In first place by popularity - Nowak, the surname comes from the adjective "nowy", which, as you may have guessed, translates to "new".
In second place. a surname that everyone from small to large knows for sure.
Remember the cartoon "Madagascar" and the penguin team? Well, one of them was Pan Kowalski. The surname comes from the word "kowal" - blacksmith.
In third place - the surname Wiśniewski (Wiszniewski). Girls will surely remember one of the most popular contemporary Polish writers - Janusz Wiśniewski, author of the bestseller "Loneliness on the Net".
Fourth place - Wójcik (Wójcik). Possibly from the Polish name Wojciech.
Fifth place takes a surname, which originated, like Kowalski, from the profession of a blacksmith, but here a diminutive suffix was added and the new surname - Kowalczyk.
Sixth place given to the surname Kamiński (Kamiński). From Polish. kamien - stone.
Seventh place - The surname of the most famous Polish national footballer Lewandowski (Lewandowski). The surname is most likely derived from a fragrant flower - lavender (lawenda - lavender).
If we're talking about greenery. in eighth place of our hit parade of Polish surnames - Zieliński (Zieliński). From Polish. ziola, ziela - potion; plant.
In ninth place The most popular surname is Woźniak (Wozniak). From Polish woz - woz;
And rounding out our top ten The most common Polish surname is Szymański (Szymański). From the Polish name Szymon.
In first place by popularity - Nowak, the surname comes from the adjective "nowy", which, as you may have guessed, translates to "new".
In second place. a surname that everyone from small to large knows for sure.
Remember the cartoon "Madagascar" and the penguin team? Well, one of them was Pan Kowalski. The surname comes from the word "kowal" - blacksmith.
In third place - the surname Wiśniewski (Wiszniewski). Girls will surely remember one of the most popular contemporary Polish writers - Janusz Wiśniewski, author of the bestseller "Loneliness on the Net".
Fourth place - Wójcik (Wójcik). Possibly from the Polish name Wojciech.
Fifth place takes a surname, which originated, like Kowalski, from the profession of a blacksmith, but here a diminutive suffix was added and the new surname - Kowalczyk.
Sixth place given to the surname Kamiński (Kamiński). From Polish. kamien - stone.
Seventh place - The surname of the most famous Polish national footballer Lewandowski (Lewandowski). The surname is most likely derived from a fragrant flower - lavender (lawenda - lavender).
If we're talking about greenery. in eighth place of our hit parade of Polish surnames - Zieliński (Zieliński). From Polish. ziola, ziela - potion; plant.
In ninth place The most popular surname is Woźniak (Wozniak). From Polish woz - woz;
And rounding out our top ten The most common Polish surname is Szymański (Szymański). From the Polish name Szymon.
