Polaczek Surname

207,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Polaczek Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'person of Polish descent'.

Polaczek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,5671:24,2563,713
Germany2031:396,57936,740
Austria691:123,41217,157
United States631:5,753,316282,354
England371:1,505,89364,828
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polaczek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'person of Polish descent'.

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Polaczek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polaczek is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polaczek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polaczek is the 207,065th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,643,773 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Polaczek reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Polaczek is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 24,256. Excluding Poland this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Polaczek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polaczek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polaczek last name expanded 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polaczek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polaczek surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Polaczek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.67% less than the national average, earning $30,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollaczek9419/
Polasczek941/
Polacek932,158/
Polazek931/
Pollachzek891/
Poloczek884,590/
Polachek88782/
Polacsek88744/
Polaczyk88558/
Pollacek8845/
Polatzek8835/
Poliacek8821/
Palaczek884/
Pollazek883/
Polaciek881/
Polyacek881/
Polaceck880/
Polańczyk82455/
Polacheck82299/
Polanczyk82257/
Polloczek8280/
Polanchek8267/
Pollachek8262/
Polyachek8256/
Polatchek8250/
Polanczik8224/
Pollacsek8211/
Polatzeck828/
Pollatzek827/
Pollazeck821/
Polamczyk821/
Polyaczyk821/
Polacheek820/
Polaček80633/
Polacec80247/
Polacik80155/
Polocek8024/
Palacek8021/
Polozek804/
Polaszczyk78264/
Polatschek78240/
Polacekova789/
Polyanchek786/
Pollacheck785/
Poliatchek783/
Polatcheck782/
Pollatchek782/
Polancheck781/
Polliachek781/
Polotzek75324/
Polatsek75252/
Potlaček75122/
Poliaček7571/
Pollozek7570/
Polascik7562/
Palachek7544/
Palaczyk7543/
Polaciec7528/
Poliacik7523/
Polancec7523/
Polozeck7517/
Polacsik7515/
Polácsek7514/
Polóczik758/
Poloczyk753/
Polachyk753/
Pollaček752/
Poloceyk751/
Poloczik751/
Palascek751/
Pallazek751/
Palacsek751/
Polatzyk751/
Polaceac751/
Polochek751/
Poloncek751/
Polachik750/
Pollatschek7435/
Polaczyková7412/
Polacseková747/
Polacsekova742/
Polaczykova742/
Polatscheck741/
Poliaceková741/
Polończyk71140/
Polonczyk7158/
Polatseck7149/
Poliachik7144/
Palacheck7138/
Pollatsek7132/
Pollotzek7119/
Polonchek7117/
Polocheck7113/
Polanchik7112/
Polyachyk715/
Polachick714/
Polatshek714/
Polyachik711/
Polonceyk711/
Paulaczyk711/
Palańczyk711/
Polatchik711/
Pollozcek711/
Pollatscheck700/
Polačik6795/
Polacikova6727/
Palatschek6719/
Polocik6715/
Palaček6715/
Poloček6714/
Polianchik6712/
Polačík6712/
Polanchyck6711/
Palacik6711/
Polyanchik6710/
Polocík679/
Polozec679/
Polyachyok673/
Poloczkova672/
Palaszczyk672/
Polatschik671/
Polacecová671/
Poloszczyk671/

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