Polish Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Polish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 341 | 1:1,062,929 | 77,588 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Polish (150) may also be a first name.
Polish Demographics
Average Polish Salary in
United States
$57,116 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polish (Hindi: पोलिश, Marathi: पॉलीश, Oriya: ପୁଲିସ, Russian: Полиш) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polish? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polish is the 542,751st most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Polish reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Polish is also the 752,187th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 150 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States Polish is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Polish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Polish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polish last name expanded 2,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Polish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Polish surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.79% registered to vote for the political party.
Polish earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.37% more than the national average, earning $57,116 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polish in the Hindi language | ||
| पोलिश | polisa | - |
| Polish in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲିସ | pulisa | - |
| Polish in the Marathi language | ||
| पॉलीश | polisa | - |
| Polish in the Russian language | ||
| Полиш | polis | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Polish
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