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
Average Polak Salary in
United States
$48,616 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polak (Bengali: পোলক, Hindi: पोलक, Marathi: पोलक, Oriya: େପାଲାକ, Russian: Полак, Tibetan: པོ་ལག་) is most common in Poland. It may be found as: Polák or Pólak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,707th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 178,994 people. The last name Polak is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Polak are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 334,590th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 621 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 23,490 people, or 1 in 1,618. Besides Poland it exists in 86 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
Polak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polak has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 923 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (78%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Polak surname are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political 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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Polak Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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