Polentz Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Polentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Polentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polentz occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Polentz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polentz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Polentz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Polentz live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Polentz is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 76 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Polentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polentz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polentz last name increased 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polentz last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Polentz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 68.73% more than the national average, earning $72,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.23% more than the national average, earning $76,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohlentz937/
Polenz921,510/
Polent92103/
Poellentz881/
Pohlenz861,102/
Pollenz8662/
Pholenz8615/
Polents8614/
Polente866/
Polintz864/
Pohlent863/
Polentt862/
Pollent860/
Pollente80397/
Paulentz8011/
Pohlendt8011/
Pollents801/
Poellntz801/
Poelintz801/
Polintze800/
Pelenz7770/
Palent7751/
Polenc7730/
Polend7728/
Palenz7711/
Polynt772/
Palntz771/
Polint771/
Poellintz7528/
Paulenz71151/
Pallent71145/
Polentsova7190/
Palente7135/
Poulenc7126/
Polinte7114/
Polencs719/
Paulent717/
Pelienz712/
Peulenz711/
Phalent711/
Pöhlenz711/
Polincz711/
Poulint711/
Peleenz711/
Polinth711/
Pollend710/
Pholinz710/
Phalente67100/
Polliend6720/
Pallente674/
Palnt672/
Pollinte671/
Palnz671/
Paulents671/

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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 Polentz
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