Podolák Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Podolák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podolák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2411:22,1433,592
Czechia1471:72,33712,158
Hungary151:654,41837,235

The alternate forms: Podolak (4,698) are calculated separately.

Podolák Last Name Facts

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

Podolák is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Podolak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podolák? popularity and diffusion

The surname Podolák is the 722,496th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Podolák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Podolák is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 22,143. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Trenčín Region, where 63 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 22 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia Podolák is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 36 percent are found and Hungary, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podolak954,698/
Podolok861/
Podoláková82422/
Podolyak803,120/
Podoliak802,877/
Podolack8016/
Podolaks804/
Podolock801/
Podalak7183/
Podolaková7121/
Podolakova7111/
Padolak716/
Podolac716/
Podulak712/
Podolax711/
Podolyakova6739/
Podoliac6732/
Podoliaková6717/
Podalyak6715/
Padolyak6712/
Podoleac6710/
Podolackova671/
Podulyak671/
Padolack670/
Podologue631/
Padalak5778/
Pudalak576/
Padalyak5332/
Pudalhak533/
Padaliak533/

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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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  • 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 Podolák
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