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Kwiatkowski Chopin's Polonaise
Kwiatkowski (Polish pronunciation: ; feminine: Kwiatkowska ; plural: Kwiatkowscy ) is the 15th List of most common surnames in Europe, most common Polish name, surname in Poland (66,917 people in 2009). It comes from place names such as Kwiatków (other), Kwiatków, Kwiatkowo (other), Kwiatkowo, or Kwiatkowice (other), Kwiatkowice, which are derived from the Polish word ''wikt:kwiatek, kwiatek'' ("flower"). Associated with this surname are the Polish noble families bearing the seals of Drogomir, Gryf, Jastrzębiec, Korab, Nałęcz, Nowina, Rola, Strzemię, Wieruszowa, or Własne. Related surnames Notable people * Anita Kwiatkowska, Polish volleyball player * Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass (1940–1995), Polish actress * Bronisław Kwiatkowski (1950–2010), Polish military commander * Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski (1888–1974), Polish politician and economist * Grzegorz Kwiatkowski (born 1984), Polish poet and musician * Halina Kwiatkowska (1921–2020), Polish act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Most Common Surnames In Europe
This article contains lists of the most common surnames in most of the countries of Europe, including Armenia, Kosovo, and five transcontinental countries but excluding five European microstates. Countries are arranged in alphabetical order. Albania At the moment, listings for the most common names are unavailable for Albania. However the most common names include the following: * Common names denoting profession. Of these, religious professional names have been particularly widespread, including Hoxha (a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi, with its variant Hoxhaj), Prifti (a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox), Shehu (a Bektashi priest) and Dervishi (Bektashi clergy). Bektashi itself is also a common surname. Ironically, Hoxha was the surname of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Communist Albania who banned all religions. There are numerous other professional names which are not as common. Begu also denotes a former ruler and also the surname(s) Gjoni or Gjonaj. * Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |