Polakowsky Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Polakowsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polakowsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Polakowsky Last Name Facts

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

Polakowsky is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polakowsky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Polakowsky occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Polakowsky live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 93 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany Polakowsky exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

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