Polgar Surname
Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname
Polgar Surname User-submission:
This comes from a Hungarian noun, meaning 'citizen'.
Polgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 712 | 1:509,072 | 42,697 |
| Romania | 579 | 1:34,677 | 4,418 |
| Croatia | 164 | 1:25,784 | 5,356 |
| Hungary | 142 | 1:69,129 | 7,091 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Serbia | 19 | 1:376,050 | 17,192 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Polgár (7,498) & Polgàr (1) are calculated separately.
Polgar (10) may also be a first name.
Polgar Surname Meaning
Polgar Demographics
Average Polgar Salary in
United States
$45,251 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polgar (Marathi: पोलगर, Russian: Полгар) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Polgár or Polgàr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polgar? popularity and diffusion
Polgar is the 189,971st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,278,248 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Polgar live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Polgar is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 26 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.
Polgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Polgar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polgar surname expanded 71,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Polgar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Polgar last name are 5.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Polgar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $51,563 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polgar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polgar in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलगर | polagara | - |
| Polgar in the Russian language | ||
| Полгар | polgar | - |
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Footnotes
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