Podkowa Surname

231,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Podkowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podkowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,3841:27,4634,178
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England121:4,643,172139,951
France91:7,380,302306,885
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Podkowa Last Name Facts

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

Podkowa is most common in Poland. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podkowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,065th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. The surname Podkowa is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Podkowa reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 27,463. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Podkowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Podkowa are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Podkowa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $43,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pokowa9219/
Podkow928/
Podkova86837/
Potkowa86118/
Pokowai863/
Pookowa861/
Podkows861/
Podkawa861/
Padkowa861/
Phokojwa8026/
Podikova8018/
Podekova803/
Podykova802/
Podkovaa801/
Pokawa7745/
Pokova7722/
Pakowa779/
Podkov776/
Podoykova753/
Podhekova751/
Poidekova751/
Pudkova71179/
Pockova71114/
Potkova7163/
Paskowa7143/
Pokovai7140/
Poykova7112/
Patkowa7111/
Pokowei719/
Poskova716/
Pedkova715/
Pokhova715/
Poukova715/
Pakouwa715/
Padkova715/
Petkowa714/
Pokawat713/
Pokowos712/
Pozkova712/
Pojkova711/
Padkhow711/
Poşkova711/
Pokouba711/
Podhaikova711/
Podyk67714/
Pudikova67437/
Podik6799/
Padikova6759/
Pudykova6748/
Podek6732/
Poethkow6721/
Poshkova6719/
Poiskova6718/
Pakowhai677/
Phokawat675/
Pokkawat675/
Podigova675/
Poukhova674/
Padykova673/
Postkova672/
Pokhawat671/
Pudekova671/
Pouskova671/

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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
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  • 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 Podkowa
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