Polanka Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Polanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2971:6,8441,460
Czechia1441:73,84412,416
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Austria451:189,23224,045
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India51:153,413,076951,030
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Polánka (58) are calculated separately.

Polanka (34) may also be a first name.

Polanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polanka occurs most in Lesotho. It can also occur in the variant forms: Polánka. For other possible spellings of Polanka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polanka? popularity and diffusion

Polanka is the 535,476th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Polanka reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Polanka is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 6,844. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 36 percent are found, Maseru District, where 34 percent are found and Berea District, where 15 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Polanka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polanka surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Polanka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.49% less than the national average, earning R 65,364 per year; in United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $45,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polánka9558/
Polyanka9399/
Pollanka9330/
Potlanka9316/
Polangka937/
Polankai933/
Puolanka932/
Polankay931/
Pholangka88188/
Poolangka881/
Polanki861,261/
Polonka86188/
Polanko8687/
Palanka8640/
Polanca8634/
Polanke8628/
Polanky864/
Pulanka861/
Pelanka861/
Photlangka82509/
Poelangkaa822/
Polonkai80836/
Polianko80366/
Polyanko80117/
Palangka8091/
Pollanca8078/
Polyanki8068/
Polonkay8029/
Palankay8025/
Pelangka8021/
Polajnko8021/
Polainko8019/
Palankai809/
Paulanka807/
Polancas807/
Polankho804/
Poolanki803/
Polankki803/
Polanker802/
Potlanki801/
Polancki801/
Pollanki801/
Phulanka801/
Pallanka801/
Palankaš801/
Polancoa801/
Poolanca801/
Polyanckaya781/
Phulangka7567/
Polacenko7544/
Polyanker7520/
Polyankiy753/
Palankaya753/
Palacenka752/
Palangkas751/
Palankaus751/
Polatenko751/
Polangcas751/
Polosenka751/
Poolankee751/
Poolankoo751/
Polanco71172,092/
Palanca719,600/
Palanki712,295/
Palonka71593/
Polomka71325/
Polonko71144/
Polance7167/
Palanko7139/
Pelanca7115/
Palanke7115/
Pulanki7115/
Polachenko713/
Polonky712/
Polancò711/
Pulanca711/
Palanky711/
Polancos673,049/
Polangco67611/
Poliachenko67451/
Pallanca67310/
Palanker67177/
Palánkai67131/
Pallanki6774/
Palancas6770/
Palangca6739/
Pollanco6727/
Paalanko6727/
Polancih6719/
Polonkey6719/
Paalanki6717/
Palankey679/
Paliachenka678/
Pelangca676/
Pholanco676/
Palyonka675/
Palancea674/
Palangke674/
Polongki674/
Palankee673/
Polanchi673/
Polaanco673/
Paulanko673/
Polonkaiová672/
Polancco672/
Palankoy672/
Pelianca672/
Polamkee671/
Pullanki671/
Pelyanko671/
Phulanke671/
Palánkay671/
Palonkai671/
Palankis671/
Polancoi671/
Polanque671/
Polanqui671/
Pulangke671/
Poslachenko671/
Polonkoy671/
Poolanco671/
Polyonko671/

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