Pawlak is a Polish surname, it may refer to:
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Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements wald- "power", "brightness" and -mar "fame".
Waldemar Pawlak(listen) is a Polish politician. He has twice served as Prime Minister of Poland, briefly in 1992 and again from 1993 to 1995. From November 2007 to November 2012 he served as Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy. Pawlak is the only person who held the office of prime minister twice during the Third Republic, and he remains Poland's youngest prime minister to date.
Kaminski or Kamiński is a surname of Polish origin. It is the sixth most common surname in Poland.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Wilczek is a surname of Polish-language origin. A diminutive form of Wilk, it means "little wolf" in Polish. It is used by 9,000–10,000 people in Poland, with the greatest number found in Silesia, Podhale, the Warsaw region, Lublin and Łańcut. The surname may refer to:
Smolarek is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adamczyk is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Steffen is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
Piątek or Piontek is a surname meaning "Friday" in Polish. Pronounced identically, both forms occur in Poland but the standard spelling, Piątek, is about ten times as common. In other countries, Piontek may be more frequent to prevent mispronunciation. Piątek is also used as a toponym in Poland.
Pawłowski is a Polish surname derived from the given name Paweł. In some cases, it is a noble surname derived from villages named Pawłowo. It is ranked about 20th in the list of the most common Polish surnames, with more than 50,000 carriers. It is popular especially in the mid-northern part of the country.
Kowal is a Polish surname meaning "smith". It may refer to:
Skoglund is a surname which originated in Norway and Sweden. Skoglund may refer to:
Pawlik is a surname. It is a diminutive of the Polish given name Paweł ("Paul"). Pawlik is related to the Czech surname Pavlík.
Michalski is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
Witkowski is a Polish surname. It may refer to:
Filipowicz is a Polish surname derived from the given name Filip.
Matysik is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Mikula, Micula or Mikuła may refer to:
Lysiak or Łysiak is a surname of Polish-language origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Tkaczyk is a Polish occupational surname meaning "weaver". Notable people with this surname include: