Polishchuk Surname

38,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polishchuk Surname User-submission:

A surname referring to Polesians; people from Polesia, a region between Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. 'Polesia' (or 'Polissia') comes from old Slavic 'po' and 'les', meaning 'along the forest'.

Polishchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11,5161:12,5151,739
United States6211:583,67047,738
Belarus4771:19,9183,358
Kazakhstan2441:72,4698,709
Uzbekistan1961:157,8027,081
Canada691:533,99444,923
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Israel641:133,71314,383
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Greece171:651,75273,285
England151:3,714,537119,675
Finland131:422,82327,659
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Polishchuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname referring to Polesians; people from Polesia, a region between Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. 'Polesia' (or 'Polissia') comes from old Slavic 'po' and 'les', meaning 'along the forest'.

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The Polishchuk surname comes from Polesia region (Polissia in Ukraininan).

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Polishchuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polishchuk (Georgian: პოლიშჩუკ, Russian: Полишчук) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polishchuk? popularity and diffusion

Polishchuk is the 38,975th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 540,379 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Polishchuk reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Polishchuk is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 11,516 people, or 1 in 12,515. In Russia Polishchuk is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 11 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Primorsky Krai, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Polishchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polishchuk surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 45.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polishchuk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polishchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polishchuk in the Georgian language
პოლიშჩუკpolishchuk-
Polishchuk in the Russian language
Полишчукpoliscuk-

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