Polanco Surname

3,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

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).

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Polanco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic57,5211:18132
Venezuela24,7521:1,220223
United States17,0161:21,3012,691
Mexico16,5411:7,504856
Colombia11,5761:4,127654
Guatemala6,8521:2,347387
Nicaragua6,7641:890187
El Salvador5,5641:1,140227
Chile5,2441:3,359503
Peru3,5111:9,0531,322
Spain3,1961:14,6281,672
Honduras2,8801:3,061390
Panama2,4841:1,575258
Ecuador2,1741:7,3161,191
Cuba1,8241:6,317675
Argentina1,8091:23,6281,976
Philippines4941:204,93632,217
Belize3421:1,039239
Bolivia2731:38,8882,393
Puerto Rico2471:14,373605
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Costa Rica1901:25,158810
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Haiti401:267,0989,069
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Belgium251:459,86646,150
France221:3,019,215204,848
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Aruba181:5,749789
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Austria101:851,54467,454
Norway81:642,78647,258
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Curaçao41:39,312638
Dominica41:18,973529
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Anguilla41:3,359324
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

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).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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.

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The Polanco surname comes from the town of Polanco in Santander. The original surname was de Polanco, meaning 'from Polanco' or 'of Polanco'.

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Polanco is a Spanish surname originating from the municipality of Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.

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This surname was adopted by people who lived at Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.

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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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