Polgar Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Polgar Surname User-submission:

This comes from a Hungarian noun, meaning 'citizen'.

Polgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Romania5791:34,6774,418
Croatia1641:25,7845,356
Hungary1421:69,1297,091
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Australia891:303,32226,493
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
England451:1,238,17956,985
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Austria331:258,04330,255
France271:2,460,101186,232
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Sweden141:703,34052,204
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Polgár (7,498) & Polgàr (1) are calculated separately.

Polgar (10) may also be a first name.

Polgar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This comes from a Hungarian noun, meaning 'citizen'.

- linsday

Polgar Last Name Facts

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

Polgar (Marathi: पोलगर, Russian: Полгар) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Polgár or Polgàr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polgar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,971st most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Polgar reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Polgar is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Polgar is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 26 percent live and Croatia, where 7 percent live.

Polgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polgar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polgar surname rose 71,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polgar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polgar last name are 5.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.07% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polgár947,498/
Polgàr941/
Polgart929/
Poulgar921/
Polar915,778/
Polgaire865/
Polingar863/
Pulgar8322,548/
Polard831,139/
Polart83628/
Palgar83547/
Polarz83158/
Pollar83131/
Polare8390/
Pohlar8369/
Pholar8335/
Polhar8331/
Poslar8327/
Poolar8318/
Poliar836/
Poular833/
Polair833/
Polyar832/
Potlar831/
Polear830/
Polgarova8015/
Polgarová808/
Pollingar800/
Pollard7783,046/
Poulard776,000/
Pollart77960/
Poliart77414/
Poliard77186/
Polyard7775/
Pollare7763/
Polahar7743/
Polhaar7732/
Pohlarz7730/
Poulart7727/
Polhare7725/
Polahár7720/
Polaire7715/
Palgard7715/
Pulgare777/
Palghar776/
Pullgar775/
Poolard775/
Pallgar774/
Poilard774/
Polhart774/
Patlgar773/
Phulgar772/
Phelgar772/
Polyart772/
Poolarp772/
Polaard772/
Poullar771/
Phoolar771/
Polgour771/
Pollair771/
Polhlar771/
Potlard770/
Poylard770/
Polyair770/
Poleard770/
Palar735,002/
Polor7324/
Phoolare713,897/
Poullard71921/
Polliard71202/
Polliart71162/
Pouliart71150/
Pollaart7142/
Palgaard7132/
Paalgard7125/
Pollarrd718/
Patlegar717/
Palghare716/
Poollarp716/
Phoolarp713/
Polahare711/
Pollarrt711/
Pollyard711/
Poollard711/
Paulgard711/
Polllard711/
Polarova711/
Poulaire711/
Poularth711/
Pooleard711/
Pouleard710/
Pollartt710/
Pouliard710/
Poillard710/
Paliar673,436/
Paular671,715/
Patlar671,612/
Pallar671,351/
Paslar67619/
Palarz67597/
Palaur67585/
Palair67566/
Palard67305/
Palare67302/
Paulgaard67158/
Pahlar67122/
Poleur67110/
Palhar6748/
Polore6729/
Poulliard6718/
Phalar6713/
Polyarova6711/
Pholor678/
Polorz676/
Palart674/
Pollor673/
Poilarova673/
Poulor672/
Poloor672/
Polior672/
Patelgaar671/
Patelghar671/
Palhghare671/
Palyar671/
Palear671/
Polgárova671/
Polort671/
Peular671/
Poolor671/
Pfalar670/
Pohlor670/
Poslor670/

Polgar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polgar in the Marathi language
पोलगरpolagara-
Polgar in the Russian language
Полгарpolgar-

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