Podoljak Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Podoljak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Podoljak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

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

Podoljak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Podoljak is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Podolják. Click here for other possible spellings of Podoljak.

How Common Is The Last Name Podoljak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Podoljak is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Podoljak reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 281,907. In Croatia Podoljak is most numerous in: Požega-Slavonia County, where 80 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 19 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podolják961/
Podolšak8875/
Podolsak887/
Podolzak881/
Podoljaková843/
Podolchak82214/
Podolschak7816/
Podolyák7516/
Podoleac7510/
Padolsak751/
Podalchak715/
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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 Podoljak
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