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Is there a website where you check which Polish family names are popular in which region


sobieski  106 | 2111
3 Sep 2012   #1
In Belgium we have such a website, very informative and entertaining as well. Does there exist such a site in Poland as well?
boletus  30 | 1356
3 Sep 2012   #2
We have been using such site for a long time in PF, particularly in the thread "The meaning of your Polish last name" (3021 posts so far).

It is based on the same engine as many other sites elsewhere: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc. You have to watch one thing: it does not recognize that -SKI and -SKA are the same names, so you have to test it twice to get totat statistics. It is also very sensitive to diacritic signs, so make sure to put them wherever needed.

Edited:
I believe that data collection in Poland is based on PESEL numbers; in Germany of phone lines.
OP sobieski  106 | 2111
3 Sep 2012   #3
Thanks a lot!
Looker  - | 1129
18 Sep 2015   #4
I am using this site:
moikrewni.pl/mapa/

In the empty field put a desired surname and click the 'szukaj' button.
Qwalin  - | 1
23 Jan 2023   #5
Ive been looking for a polish name my grandads Nizankowski cant find it i now they had to flee just before wwII they lived in lov
Looker  - | 1129
1 Feb 2023   #6
The previous site stopped working, but for now I found this similar website: nlp.actaforte.pl:8080/Nomina/Ndistr
@Qwalin - try Niżankowski surname - I see some results there.


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