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
Polish Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Polish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polish (Hindi: पोलिश, Marathi: पॉलीश, Oriya: ପୁଲିସ, Russian: Полиш) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polish? popularity and diffusion
The surname Polish is the 542,751st most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname Polish occurs mostly 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 held first name at a global level, held by 150 people.
Polish is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States Polish is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Polish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Polish has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Polish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Polish 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 Republicans than The US average, with 50.79% registered with the 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
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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 Polish
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