Podraza Surname

144,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Podraza Surname Definition:

(Polish) An agitator, one who excited others to action.

Podraza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,7711:21,4623,229
United States1,1391:318,22629,051
France751:885,636103,228
England301:1,857,26974,552
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Podraża (31) are calculated separately.

Podraza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) An agitator, one who excited others to action.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Podraza Last Name Facts

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

Podraza is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Podraża. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Podraza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,085th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,362,252 people. The surname Podraza occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Podraza live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 21,462. Barring Poland it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Podraza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Podraza has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 113,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Podraza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Podraza surname are 18.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.68% registered with the party.

The amount Podraza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $50,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podraża9531/
Podrazaj931/
Podrazza931/
Pedraza86147,702/
Podreza8654/
Padraza8627/
Podrazo8620/
Podrasa8616/
Podroza867/
Pédraza861/
Pedrazza80425/
Peedraza803/
Padrazas802/
Peddraza801/
Pedreaza801/
Phedraza801/
Podrassa800/
D'Pedraza751/
Pedroza7181,797/
Pedrasa711,053/
Pedrazo71345/
Pedreza71142/
Podrezo7119/
Padroza7116/
Padrazo7115/
Padreza7112/
Podrosa711/
Pédroza711/
Podroża711/
Padraca711/
Podragi710/
Pedrozza67120/
Pedrazzo6745/
Pedrouza6744/
Padrazzi677/
Pedreiza674/
Padrasha671/
Ppedroza671/
Pedrosaa671/
Padrazis671/
Podrossa670/

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