Poelk Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Poelk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Poelk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poelk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poelk is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poelk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Poelk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Poelk are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Poelk is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 43 percent reside, Hamburg, where 37 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 6 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poelke | 91 | 73 | / |
| Poelck | 91 | 14 | / |
| Powelk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Polk | 89 | 35,132 | / |
| Pelk | 89 | 429 | / |
| Poehlke | 83 | 94 | / |
| Powelke | 83 | 19 | / |
| Poelcke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pelke | 80 | 808 | / |
| Polkh | 80 | 86 | / |
| Poulk | 80 | 55 | / |
| Pelck | 80 | 25 | / |
| Pfolk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pollk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pielk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelkg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polkk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poolk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Paelk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pholk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plk | 75 | 36 | / |
| Pehlke | 73 | 1,388 | / |
| Pawelk | 73 | 161 | / |
| Peilke | 73 | 37 | / |
| Paelke | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pollck | 73 | 11 | / |
| Poilek | 73 | 11 | / |
| Pielck | 73 | 7 | / |
| Poolke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Piehlk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poulke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Poolck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peylkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelc | 67 | 10,021 | / |
| Pulk | 67 | 763 | / |
| Polc | 67 | 620 | / |
| Pawelke | 67 | 344 | / |
| Pilk | 67 | 330 | / |
| Pelg | 67 | 129 | / |
| Pelková | 67 | 104 | / |
| Paehlke | 67 | 55 | / |
| Polg | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pölk | 67 | 35 | / |
| Plek | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peileke | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pelkova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Plke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plkg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plkz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bpehlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powellq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pollcck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pløk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelkowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vplk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hplk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peillck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Poelk
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