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) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polishchuk? popularity and diffusion

Polishchuk is the 38,975th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 540,379 people. The last name Polishchuk is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Polishchuk are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 11,516 people, or 1 in 12,515. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia it is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Polishchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Polishchuk surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polishchuk surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.45% registered with the 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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