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 surname Polaks (Russian: Полакс) is found most frequently in Latvia. It can occur as: Poļaks. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polaks? popularity and diffusion
Polaks is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Polaks is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Polaks live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 30,148. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 49 percent live, Vidzeme, where 22 percent live and Latgale, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Latvia this surname is found 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
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- 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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