Poliwka Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Poliwka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poliwka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3991:95,26014,565
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Austria161:532,21549,801
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Poliwka Last Name Facts

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

Poliwka is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poliwka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poliwka is the 635,252nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Poliwka reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 95,260. Excluding Poland this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Poliwka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poliwka last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Poliwka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polivka861,540/
Polewka861,026/
Polifka86749/
Polywka86164/
Poliwko8663/
Polibka862/
Paliwka861/
Polievka8037/
Poliovka8026/
Poulifka801/
Polívka711,691/
Polivko71464/
Polyvka71179/
Polifke71174/
Polewko71113/
Polefka71113/
Polifko7169/
Palifka7134/
Polyfka7121/
Polevka7116/
Pulewka7112/
Polywko7111/
Paliwko711/
Polibko711/
Poléfka711/
Polyovka6736/
Polifket670/
Polyvko57454/
Polefko5768/
Polefkó5715/
Polevko578/
Palyvka572/
Polybko571/
Palivko571/
Polifque532/

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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 Poliwka
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