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

The last name Polka (Arabic: بولكا, Georgian: პოლკა, Hindi: पोलका, Marathi: पोलका) is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 183,374^th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,146,609 people. The surname Polka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Polka live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 143,150^th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,633 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 12 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Polka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Polka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polka surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the political 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.