Polifka Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Polifka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polifka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3961:203,29723,268
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Polifka Last Name Facts

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

Polifka occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polifka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 452,985th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Polifka are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Polifka is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 203,297. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Polifka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polifka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polifka last name rose 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polifka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polifka surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76% registered with the party.

Polifka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulifka931/
Polivka861,540/
Poliwka86480/
Polifke86174/
Polefka86113/
Polifko8669/
Palifka8634/
Polyfka8621/
Polibka862/
Poléfka861/
Polievka8037/
Poliovka8026/
Polifket800/
Polívka711,691/
Polewka711,026/
Polivko71464/
Polyvka71179/
Polywka71164/
Polefko7168/
Poliwko7163/
Polevka7116/
Polefkó7115/
Paliwka711/
Polibko711/
Polyovka6736/
Polifque672/
Polyvko57454/
Polewko57113/
Pulewka5712/
Polywko5711/
Polevko578/
Palyvka572/
Polybko571/
Paliwko571/
Palivko571/

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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 Polifka
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