Kowalczyk
Encyclopedia
Kowalczyk is the 5th most common surname
in Poland
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Polish name
A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Notable people
The surname may refer to:- Ed Kowalczyk (born 1971), American rock singer
- Józef KowalczykJózef KowalczykJózef Kowalczyk is a Polish Roman Catholic clergyman, canon lawyer and diplomat who serves as the archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland. Previously, from 1989 to 2010, he served as the first apostolic nuncio to Poland since World War II....
(born 1938), Polish clergyman, archbishop of Gniezno - Justyna KowalczykJustyna KowalczykJustyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
(born 1983), Polish cross country skier - Marcin KowalczykMarcin KowalczykMarcin Kowalczyk is a Polish football defender who plays for Zagłębie Lubin.-Club:In early 2006 Kowalczyk joined GKS Bełchatów, where he played for two years. On 26 February 2008 he signed with Dynamo Moscow...
(born 1985), Polish football player - Wojciech KowalczykWojciech KowalczykWojciech Kowalczyk is a retired Polish footballer who played as a striker.The bulk of his professional career was spent with hometown's Legia Warsaw and in Spain...
(born 1972), Polish football player - Kowalczyk brothersKowalczyk brothersRyszard Kowalczyk and his younger brother Jerzy Kowalczyk - Polish brothers who planted a bomb as a protest against the communist rule in Poland.The Kowalczyk brothers were scientists at Opole University...
, Polish scientists who planted a bomb at the University of Opole in 1971
See also
- KowalskiKowalskiKowalski is the second most common surname in Poland . During the previous century it was the most common name. Jan Kowalski are synonymous with John Doe or John Smith in English-speaking countries....
- KowalKowalKowal is a town in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,478 inhabitants .The town is the birthplace of Casimir III, King of Poland .Kowal is also a common last name in the Ukraine, which means Smith....
- Kovarzik, KovaříkKovaříkKovařík, Kovarík, Kovarik, Kovarzik are:* Gloria Siebert, née Kovarik, divorced Uibel , a East German hurdler* Jan Kovařík , a Czech football player* Josef Kovařík , a Czech-Czechoslovak nordic combined skier...
- Kovács, KovačKovacKovač , meaning "forger" in Slavic languages and in Hungarian, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia...