Polekha Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Polekha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polekha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1871:243,43732,119
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Polekha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polekha (Georgian: პოლეხა, Russian: Полеха) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polekha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 993,593rd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Polekha are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 243,437. In Ukraine Polekha is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Luhansk Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Ternopil Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Polekha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Polekha surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polekha surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Polekha earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potlekha931/
Polekhai931/
Poleka9233/
Photlekha8868/
Phollekha882/
Palekha861,872/
Polykha86183/
Pulekha8665/
Polehka8652/
Polecha8628/
Polokha8610/
Polikha867/
Pelekha866/
Poleuka866/
Pouleka863/
Polekas862/
Poleeka861/
Polekad861/
Polieka861/
Pelekhai8053/
Pollekat8030/
Polyokha809/
Polekkad806/
Poulekas805/
Pelekhay804/
Poleckas801/
Polejska801/
Poleszka801/
Poliekeh801/
Palekhai801/
Peleka772,751/
Polaka771,184/
Paleka77768/
Poloka77333/
Polika77171/
Polyka7710/
Poleki777/
Poljka777/
Poleke775/
Puleka774/
Poleca773/
Polikhach7514/
Polykhach754/
Polegkaya751/
Palekhadh751/
Paleakhat751/
Phollakha751/
Paleekhat751/
Policha71637/
Polecki71339/
Poleyko71272/
Poleiko71158/
Poleuca71148/
Polesca71134/
Palakha71133/
Polesko71132/
Pelekai71127/
Polloka71117/
Palecha71110/
Poletko71106/
Puleska7198/
Poleske7177/
Poulaka7157/
Paleska7154/
Polyoka7148/
Palleka7144/
Palokha7132/
Polakka7131/
Polocka7126/
Poljska7123/
Palecka7120/
Poleche7112/
Polacka719/
Paleeka714/
Poulika714/
Polizka714/
Polejko714/
Polakai713/
Palekhe713/
Poleker712/
Palekho712/
Pollaka712/
Poloika712/
Polikhe712/
Poleuke712/
Palykha712/
Peëleka712/
Polieko711/
Polaaka711/
Poleaca711/
Polekey711/
Polleki711/
Pollika711/
Polokay711/
Pulikha711/
Pahleka711/
Palaeka711/
Palehha711/
Palejha711/
Poleuko711/
Polykat711/
Polokaj711/
Polleja711/
Polleke711/
Pouleke711/
Pouloka711/
Patleka711/
Polikah711/
Palekaj711/
Polecat710/
Polioka710/
Poleshko671,530/
Puolakka671,054/
Polessky67424/
Palyokha6798/
Paleckas6749/
Polehkyi6743/
Paulekas6741/
Palakhai6732/
Polessko6727/
Polescas6725/
Poleszko6718/
Paliokha6716/
Poleskyi6716/
Pelykhai6714/
Poleskey6710/
Palakhay679/
Poolakka679/
Pallekka678/
Paleshka677/
Polegkiy676/
Paulekat676/
Polesski675/
Poulecke675/
Puolikas674/
Peelakha674/
Paleekas674/
Palechaa673/
Poleysky673/
Paleikat673/
Polyshka673/
Posledko672/
Peulecka672/
Polhicha672/
Poliszka672/
Pollecas672/
Pollesca672/
Pouliaka672/
Pallecha672/
Polajhai671/
Pollakka671/
Paslecha671/
Poulacka671/
Palekkat671/
Palesska671/
Palleika671/
Polikoth671/
Palegkas671/
Pelehkah671/
Poleckis671/
Polezkij671/
Polichay671/
Puleicka671/
Puolokka671/
Polyskas671/
Polychap671/
Phahleka671/
Polychas671/
Polykach671/
Paleekat671/
Pollicka670/
Poliscka670/

Polekha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polekha in the Georgian language
პოლეხაpolekha-
Polekha in the Russian language
Полехаpoleha-

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Footnotes

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