Polka Surname

183,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Polka Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who walked with a cane.

Polka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:393,54934,518
Poland2691:141,29620,375
India2481:3,093,00691,743
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
Slovakia1231:43,3868,178
Czechia1101:96,66816,078
Ukraine991:459,82553,915
Germany831:969,94567,438
Greece491:226,11835,110
France471:1,413,249138,595
Lithuania291:104,64113,555
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Austria251:340,61736,996
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Latvia81:256,25623,728
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Polka (2,633) may also be a first name.

Polka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who walked with a cane.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Ukranian, Russian) Descendant of the Polish woman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Polka Last Name Facts

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

Polka (Arabic: بولكا, Georgian: პოლკა, Hindi: पोलका, Marathi: पोलका) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,374th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,146,609 people. Polka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Polka reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 143,150th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 2,633 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States Polka exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 12 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Polka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polka last name grew 2,047 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polka last name are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Polka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.43% less than the national average, earning R 84,528 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46% less than the national average, earning $26,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulka9154/
Polkah9123/
Poelka9122/
Pholka916/
Polkha914/
Polkau912/
Polkoa911/
Pollka911/
Poolka911/
Puolka911/
Polkaj911/
Polkad911/
Polkai911/
Polkay911/
Poulkas83147/
Phoolka8334/
Poulgka834/
Polkhat834/
Poellka833/
Potelka831/
Polckay831/
Poulkoa831/
Pholkai831/
Pholkoa831/
Polkaya831/
Polkead831/
Polkhai831/
Palka809,077/
Polke802,475/
Pulka80879/
Polko80719/
Pálka80622/
Polca80257/
Polky80123/
Polki80121/
Poolkead7710/
Pholkaya772/
Polkaova771/
Potlekha771/
Pholkeap771/
Polkey73517/
Pulkka73437/
Polkie73250/
Pohlke73154/
Pulkas7394/
Poelke7373/
Polkko7370/
Pahlka7364/
Polket7363/
Paulka7356/
Polkki7352/
Phelka7347/
Palkaj7335/
Palkay7332/
Polkky7323/
Phalka7322/
Polkis7315/
Polcko7314/
Poulko7310/
Palcka739/
Pulkai738/
Phulka737/
Polcaj737/
Polkho736/
Pohlki735/
Polkid735/
Polkit735/
Pulkah734/
Poolke734/
Polkot734/
Pallka733/
Poulke732/
Palkha732/
Polkoi732/
Polkiy731/
Polkei731/
Polkio731/
Polkui731/
Pulkha731/
Pholke731/
Palkaa731/
Polcap731/
Palkoa731/
Pálkai731/
Polkij731/
Polkos731/
Poslky731/
Pholko731/
Polked731/
Polkuy731/
Pfolke730/
Poslke730/
Photlekha7168/
Patelka67397/
Poehlke6794/
Potylko6762/
Pulkach6736/
Phoolki6728/
Poulkou6726/
Polkhet6712/
Pholket678/
Poolket677/
Poulkos676/
Pholkit676/
Pohlker674/
Paulkat673/
Potelko673/
Polkoch673/
Poolked673/
Pullkas672/
Pholkes672/
Palkaya672/
Pholkot672/
Poolkit672/
Polkett671/
Poselki671/
Polkish671/
Poulker671/
Poulkes671/
Phholke671/
Palkaus671/
Palkhad671/
Pollcap671/
Pahalka671/
Poelcke671/
Poselke671/
Polkesh671/
Poolkij671/
Patleka671/
Pholked671/
Pholkid671/
Pholkui671/
Pulkeat671/
Poulcke670/
Poulkey670/

Polka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polka in the Georgian language
პოლკაpolka-
Polka in the Hindi language
पोलकाpolaka-
Polka in the Marathi language
पोलकाpolaka-
Polka in the Arabic language
بولكاbwlka-

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