Polaks Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Polaks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Poļaks (1) are calculated separately.
Polaks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polaks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polaks (Russian: Полакс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Poļaks. For other potential spellings of Polaks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polaks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Polaks occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Polaks reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 30,148. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 49 percent live, Vidzeme, where 22 percent live and Latgale, where 21 percent live. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poļaks | 94 | 1 | / |
| Polyaks | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pollaks | 92 | 2 | / |
| Polauks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Poulaks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pollacks | 86 | 2 | / |
| Poleks | 83 | 21 | / |
| Palaks | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pelaks | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pulaks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pallaks | 77 | 60 | / |
| Pehlaks | 77 | 14 | / |
| Polleks | 77 | 14 | / |
| Palaksh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Polocks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puslaks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puhlaks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polloks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Polax | 73 | 17 | / |
| Pollocks | 71 | 416 | / |
| Pallakst | 71 | 6 | / |
| Palakszt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phalaksh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palaksova | 67 | 39 | / |
| Polaxe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paulausks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Paleks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polyax | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paloks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peleks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pollax | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paslausks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poolax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poloksova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polegs | 67 | 1 | / |
Polaks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polaks in the Russian language | ||
| Полакс | polaks | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polaks
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