Pogorek Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pogorek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogorek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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

Pogorek Last Name Facts

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

Pogorek occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pogórek. For other potential spellings of Pogorek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogorek? popularity and diffusion

Pogorek is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Pogorek is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Pogorek live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 75 percent reside, Kansas, where 13 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Pogorek exists in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Pogorek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pogorek last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Pogorek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.85% more than the national average, earning $75,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogórek951/
Pagorek8699/
Pogorik861/
Pogoreic802/
Pogoreuc801/
Pasgorek801/
Pagórek71189/
Pagurek7140/
Pagorik712/
Pagarek711/
Pegorick6724/
Pogórzec671/
Pegariek671/
Pogaric571/
Pagharec5313/
Pungarik531/
Pagharaik501/

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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 Pogorek
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