Polanec Surname

287,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Polanec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia8821:2,820393
Croatia3121:13,5532,650
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Austria381:224,09027,245
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Polanec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polanec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polanec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,725th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,462,928 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Polanec reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 2,820. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Drava, where 77 percent reside, Mura, where 6 percent reside and Savinja, where 5 percent reside. Beside Slovenia Polanec occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Polanec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polanec last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Polanec earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,000 USD per year.

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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 Polanec
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