Polenske Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Polenske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polenske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Polenske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polenske is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polenske? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 968,490th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Polenske reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nebraska, where 19 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 19 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Polenske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polenske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polenske surname grew 1,438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polenske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polenske are 29.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.93% being registered to vote for the party.

Polenske earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,397 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
  • 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 Polenske
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