Poleshak Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Poleshak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
Poleshak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poleshak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poleshak (Russian: Полешак) is found in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poleshak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Poleshak live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 452,431. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Grodno Region, where 76 percent reside, Minsk, where 14 percent reside and Brest Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Belarus it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Moldova, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poleshak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poleshak in the Russian language | ||
| Полешак | polesak | - |
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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 Poleshak
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