Polanco Surname
Approximately 172,092 people bear this surname
Polanco Surname Definition:
This is a combined name. "Pol" means many and "ancas" refers to haunches. A place of many haunches.
Castilian name from Laredo (Santander).
Read More About This SurnamePolanco Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 57,521 | 1:181 | 32 |
| Venezuela | 24,752 | 1:1,220 | 223 |
| United States | 17,016 | 1:21,301 | 2,691 |
| Mexico | 16,541 | 1:7,504 | 856 |
| Colombia | 11,576 | 1:4,127 | 654 |
| Guatemala | 6,852 | 1:2,347 | 387 |
| Nicaragua | 6,764 | 1:890 | 187 |
| El Salvador | 5,564 | 1:1,140 | 227 |
| Chile | 5,244 | 1:3,359 | 503 |
| Peru | 3,511 | 1:9,053 | 1,322 |
| Spain | 3,196 | 1:14,628 | 1,672 |
| Honduras | 2,880 | 1:3,061 | 390 |
| Panama | 2,484 | 1:1,575 | 258 |
| Ecuador | 2,174 | 1:7,316 | 1,191 |
| Cuba | 1,824 | 1:6,317 | 675 |
| Argentina | 1,809 | 1:23,628 | 1,976 |
| Philippines | 494 | 1:204,936 | 32,217 |
| Belize | 342 | 1:1,039 | 239 |
| Bolivia | 273 | 1:38,888 | 2,393 |
| Puerto Rico | 247 | 1:14,373 | 605 |
| Australia | 211 | 1:127,942 | 13,963 |
| Costa Rica | 190 | 1:25,158 | 810 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Uruguay | 55 | 1:62,396 | 6,701 |
| Haiti | 40 | 1:267,098 | 9,069 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Polancò (1) & Pölanco (1) are calculated separately.
Polanco (433) may also be a first name.
Polanco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is a combined name. "Pol" means many and "ancas" refers to haunches. A place of many haunches.
Castilian name from Laredo (Santander).
User-submitted Reference
Polanco is a Spanish surname of noble lineage originating from the municipality of Polanco, Cantabria in Spain. It later spread to Latin America with the Spanish colonization.
- z11177The Polanco surname comes from the town of Polanco in Santander. The original surname was de Polanco, meaning 'from Polanco' or 'of Polanco'.
- l.polancoPolanco is a Spanish surname originating from the municipality of Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.
- z11177This surname was adopted by people who lived at Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.
- z11177Polanco Demographics
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Polanco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polanco Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polanco occurs more in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Polancò or Pölanco. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polanco? popularity and diffusion
Polanco is the 3,277th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,347 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Polanco are found; 35 percent are found in Caribbean and 35 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Polanco is also the 412,254th most common first name throughout the world, held by 433 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 57,521 people, or 1 in 181. Beside The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Polanco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polanco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 43,631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polanco Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Polanco are 44.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Polanco earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,550 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $20,759,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning $34,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.46% less than the national average, earning $40,016 CAD per year.
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