Palczak Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Palczak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palczak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5261:72,26011,326
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Palczák (1) are calculated separately.

Palczak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Palczak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Palczak is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Palczák. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palczak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,093rd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Palczak reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 526 people, or 1 in 72,260. Besides Poland Palczak exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Palczak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palczak surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palczak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.25% more than the national average, earning $64,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palczák951/
Paulczak936/
Palcak9233/
Palszczak881/
Paulczack881/
Palchak86589/
Polczak86148/
Palcsak8618/
Paulzak8612/
Palcaik861/
Paulchak805/
Paulcsak802/
Palchack802/
Polzak7769/
Polcak7744/
Palcok7712/
Palčak771/
Polszczak756/
Palcakova751/
Paltschak751/
Polchak71142/
Palcsák71124/
Palzhok71116/
Polcsak7130/
Palcsok7113/
Paulzac7112/
Palcsók7111/
Palchok715/
Polcack711/
Palcock710/
Polchack671/
Poolchak671/
Paulcook671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palczak
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