Polensek Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Polensek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polensek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Polenšek (73) are calculated separately.

Polensek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polensek is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Polenšek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polensek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polensek is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Polensek reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Polensek is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Polensek is mostly found in: Oregon, where 36 percent live, Ohio, where 32 percent live and Georgia, where 28 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Polensek exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Polensek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polensek surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Polensek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polenšek9673/
Polenchek821/
Pollenscheck800/
Polencheck78108/
Polenchik7183/
Polenchyk717/
Polencic6356/
Palencik6354/
Polynchyk5936/
Pulenciks593/
Polynchik592/
Palenchik591/
Polinchyk591/
Palenchyk591/
Palencikova533/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Polensek
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