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Where Does The Last Name Polezhay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Polezhay (Russian: Полежай) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polezhay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 735,823^rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Polezhay live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 398,130. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent reside.

Polezhay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polezhay surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.