Wiśniewski
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Wiśniewski (Polish pronunciation: [viɕˈɲɛfskʲi]; feminine: Wiśniewska, plural Wiśniewscy) is the third most common surname in Poland (111,174 people in 2009). It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the locations named Wiśniewa, Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa, Wiśniew. It is related to the following surnames in other languages:
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Wiśniewski | Wiśniewska |
| Belarusian (Romanization) |
Вішнеўскі (Višnieŭski, Vishnieuski, Vishnewski) |
Вішнеўская (Višnieŭskaja, Vishnieuskaya, Vishnewskaya) |
| Czech | Višněvský | Višněvská |
| German | Wischniewski, Wischnewsky | |
| Latvian | Višņevskis | Višņevska |
| Lithuanian | Vyšniauskas | Vyšniauskienė (married) Vyšniauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Romanian | Vișnevschi, Vișnevski Vișinescu, Vișnescu, taking the Latin-derived suffix –escu | |
| Russian (Romanization) |
Вишневский (Vishnevskiy, Vishnevsky, Vishnevski) |
Вишневская (Vishnevskaya, Vishnevskaia) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Вишневський (Vyshnevskyi, Vyshnevskyy) |
Вишневська (Vyshnevska) |
| Other | Višnevski, Višnievský | |