Polak Surname
Approximately 40,714 people bear this surname
Polak Surname Definition:
( Teut .-Slav. ) Pole, Polander [Dano-Norwegian Polak, Swedish Polack; of Slavonic origin, as Russ. Polyák(e, Polander] To be a preparation ’gainst the Polack.—Hamlet, II. ii. 63.
Read More About This SurnamePolak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 23,490 | 1:1,618 | 120 |
| United States | 4,074 | 1:88,969 | 10,011 |
| Netherlands | 2,025 | 1:8,339 | 1,034 |
| Czechia | 1,166 | 1:9,120 | 1,182 |
| Brazil | 990 | 1:216,237 | 8,346 |
| Germany | 985 | 1:81,731 | 10,321 |
| Slovenia | 964 | 1:2,581 | 324 |
| Austria | 860 | 1:9,902 | 1,294 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Indonesia | 594 | 1:222,642 | 20,766 |
| England | 572 | 1:97,409 | 10,329 |
| Slovakia | 556 | 1:9,598 | 1,082 |
| France | 500 | 1:132,845 | 20,312 |
| Canada | 499 | 1:73,839 | 8,362 |
| Croatia | 416 | 1:10,165 | 1,835 |
| Argentina | 414 | 1:103,245 | 8,737 |
| Australia | 411 | 1:65,683 | 7,845 |
| Serbia | 154 | 1:46,396 | 4,593 |
| Thailand | 152 | 1:464,726 | 81,315 |
| Russia | 133 | 1:1,083,632 | 81,637 |
| Suriname | 109 | 1:5,070 | 1,155 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Ukraine | 100 | 1:455,227 | 53,509 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Turkey | 67 | 1:1,161,514 | 49,914 |
| Ireland | 65 | 1:72,445 | 4,480 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
The alternate forms: Polák (10,956) & Pólak (1) are calculated separately.
Polak (621) may also be a first name.
Polak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
( Teut .-Slav. ) Pole, Polander [Dano-Norwegian Polak, Swedish Polack; of Slavonic origin, as Russ. Polyák(e, Polander] To be a preparation ’gainst the Polack.—Hamlet, II. ii. 63.
(Czech-Slovakian, Ukranian, Russian, German) One who came from Poland (level land).
(Dutch/Flemish), Pole, Native of Poland.
User-submitted Reference
Polak is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname, which means 'Polish'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPolak means Polish in Polish.
- mawPolak Demographics
Polak Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Polak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polak (Bengali: পোলক, Hindi: पोलक, Marathi: पोलक, Oriya: େପାଲାକ, Russian: Полак, Tibetan: པོ་ལག་) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Polák or Pólak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,707th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 178,994 people. Polak is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Polak reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Polak is also the 334,590th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 621 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 23,490 people, or 1 in 1,618. Beside Poland this last name occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.
Polak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Polak last name rose 3,259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 923 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Polak surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (78%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Polak last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.19% registered with the party.
The amount Polak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning 297,559 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,904 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning R 226,356 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $55,557 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polak in the Tibetan language | ||
| པོ་ལག་ | polak | - |
| Polak in the Bengali language | ||
| পোলক | polaka | - |
| Polak in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାଲାକ | epalaka | - |
| Polak in the Hindi language | ||
| पोलक | polaka | 60 |
| पोलाक | polaka | 20 |
| पोलका | polaka | 20 |
| Polak in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलक | polaka | 50 |
| पोळक | polaka | 44.44 |
| पॉलक | polaka | 5.56 |
| Polak in the Russian language | ||
| Полак | polak | - |
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Footnotes
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