Polachek Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Polachek Surname User-submission:

Polacheck or Polachek means 'Jewish'.

Polachek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:644,94551,776
Israel1331:64,3438,058
Canada371:995,82774,831
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Polachek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Polacheck or Polachek means 'Jewish'.

- haleynichole9

Polachek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polachek (Russian: Полачек) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polachek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 438,351st most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Polachek are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 644,945. In The United States Polachek is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Polachek occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Polachek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polachek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polachek last name grew 4,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polachek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polachek surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polachek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $67,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polacheck94299/
Pollachek9462/
Polyachek9456/
Polatchek9450/
Polacheek940/
Polacek932,158/
Polatschek89240/
Pollacheck895/
Poliatchek893/
Polatcheck892/
Pollatchek892/
Pollachzek891/
Polliachek891/
Polaczek882,000/
Polacsek88744/
Pollacek8845/
Palachek8844/
Poliacek8821/
Poleacek885/
Polechek883/
Polachyk883/
Polaciek881/
Polyacek881/
Polochek881/
Polachik880/
Polaceck880/
Pollatschek8435/
Polatscheck841/
Poliachik8244/
Palacheck8238/
Pollaczek8219/
Polocheck8213/
Polecheck8212/
Pollacsek8211/
Polyachyk825/
Polachick824/
Polatshek824/
Polyachik821/
Polatchik821/
Polasczek821/
Polaček80633/
Polacec80247/
Polacik80155/
Polocek8024/
Palacek8021/
Polagek802/
Polazek801/
Pollatscheck800/
Palatschek7819/
Polacekova789/
Polyachyok783/
Polyaychik781/
Polatschik781/
Poloczek754,590/
Polaczyk75558/
Polatsek75252/
Palechek75188/
Potlaček75122/
Poliaček7571/
Polascik7562/
Palachik7554/
Pelachyk7550/
Polatzek7535/
Pelechek7533/
Poleacec7529/
Polaciec7528/
Poliacik7523/
Pelachik7519/
Polacsik7515/
Polácsek7514/
Polachic758/
Palaczek754/
Pollazek753/
Polechik752/
Polechyk752/
Pollaček752/
Poloceyk751/
Palascek751/
Palacsek751/
Polaceac751/
Pelochek750/
Polyachkova74311/
Polacseková747/
Polacsekova742/
Pallatschek741/
Poliaceková741/
Polloczek7180/
Polatseck7149/
Poleychik7138/
Pelachick7133/
Pollatsek7132/
Polochick7125/
Poluichyk7123/
Palachick7112/
Polatzeck718/
Pollatzek717/
Pelyachik714/
Palecheck714/
Polatshik712/
Poleichik711/
Pollazeck711/
Polyaczyk711/
Pollozcek711/
Pelocheck710/
Pollajeck710/
Polaszczyk67264/
Polačik6795/
Polacikova6727/
Polocik6715/
Palaček6715/
Poloček6714/
Polačík6712/
Palacik6711/
Polocík679/
Polochkova675/
Polozek674/
Polacecová671/

Polachek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polachek in the Russian language
Полачекpolacek-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polachek
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