Polanco Surname
Approximately 172,092 people bear this surname
Polanco Surname Definition:
This is a combined name. "Pol" means many and "ancas" refers to haunches. A place of many haunches.
Castilian name from Laredo (Santander).
Read More About This SurnamePolanco Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 57,521 | 1:181 | 32 |
| Venezuela | 24,752 | 1:1,220 | 223 |
| United States | 17,016 | 1:21,301 | 2,691 |
| Mexico | 16,541 | 1:7,504 | 856 |
| Colombia | 11,576 | 1:4,127 | 654 |
| Guatemala | 6,852 | 1:2,347 | 387 |
| Nicaragua | 6,764 | 1:890 | 187 |
| El Salvador | 5,564 | 1:1,140 | 227 |
| Chile | 5,244 | 1:3,359 | 503 |
| Peru | 3,511 | 1:9,053 | 1,322 |
| Spain | 3,196 | 1:14,628 | 1,672 |
| Honduras | 2,880 | 1:3,061 | 390 |
| Panama | 2,484 | 1:1,575 | 258 |
| Ecuador | 2,174 | 1:7,316 | 1,191 |
| Cuba | 1,824 | 1:6,317 | 675 |
| Argentina | 1,809 | 1:23,628 | 1,976 |
| Philippines | 494 | 1:204,936 | 32,217 |
| Belize | 342 | 1:1,039 | 239 |
| Bolivia | 273 | 1:38,888 | 2,393 |
| Puerto Rico | 247 | 1:14,373 | 605 |
| Australia | 211 | 1:127,942 | 13,963 |
| Costa Rica | 190 | 1:25,158 | 810 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Uruguay | 55 | 1:62,396 | 6,701 |
| Haiti | 40 | 1:267,098 | 9,069 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Polancò (1) & Pölanco (1) are calculated separately.
Polanco (433) may also be a first name.
Polanco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is a combined name. "Pol" means many and "ancas" refers to haunches. A place of many haunches.
Castilian name from Laredo (Santander).
User-submitted Reference
Polanco is a Spanish surname of noble lineage originating from the municipality of Polanco, Cantabria in Spain. It later spread to Latin America with the Spanish colonization.
- z11177The Polanco surname comes from the town of Polanco in Santander. The original surname was de Polanco, meaning 'from Polanco' or 'of Polanco'.
- l.polancoPolanco is a Spanish surname originating from the municipality of Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.
- z11177This surname was adopted by people who lived at Polanco, Cantabria in Spain.
- z11177Polanco Demographics
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Polanco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polanco Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polanco occurs more in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Polancò or Pölanco. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polanco? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,277th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 42,347 people. Polanco is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Polanco live; 35 percent live in Caribbean and 35 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Polanco is also the 412,254th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 433 people.
The last name Polanco is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 57,521 people, or 1 in 181. Other than The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Polanco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Polanco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polanco last name increased 43,631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polanco Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Polanco surname are 44.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.75% registered with the party.
The amount Polanco earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,550 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $20,759,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning $34,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.46% less than the national average, earning $40,016 CAD per year.
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