Polezhak Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Polezhak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Polezhak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polezhak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polezhak (Russian: Полежак) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polezhak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Polezhak reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 1,675,849. In Russia Polezhak is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 83 percent live, Voronezh Oblast, where 7 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 6 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 28 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyzhak | 88 | 109 | / |
| Polizhak | 88 | 17 | / |
| Poleczak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Polezhakova | 84 | 8 | / |
| Polesak | 80 | 79 | / |
| Palezak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poleszczak | 78 | 5 | / |
| Polichak | 75 | 15 | / |
| Polešćak | 75 | 13 | / |
| Polecsak | 75 | 13 | / |
| Polaczak | 75 | 8 | / |
| Polejack | 75 | 6 | / |
| Polozhok | 75 | 3 | / |
| Polizsak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poluichak | 71 | 17 | / |
| Poluychak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Polozok | 67 | 671 | / |
| Polisak | 67 | 40 | / |
| Poljsak | 67 | 35 | / |
| Poliszczak | 67 | 30 | / |
| Polijak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Polačok | 67 | 11 | / |
| Polosak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Polesac | 67 | 8 | / |
| Polasak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Poličak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Palesak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pulesak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palejak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palezac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palecak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palazak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Policak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polazac | 67 | 0 | / |
Polezhak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polezhak in the Russian language | ||
| Полежак | polezak | - |
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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
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- 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 Polezhak
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