Polkanov Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polkanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8421:171,16819,384
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Israel91:950,84857,975
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Polkanov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polkanov (Russian: Полканов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polkanov is the 378,019th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. The surname Polkanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Polkanov reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Polkanov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 842 people, or 1 in 171,168. In Russia Polkanov is primarily found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 13 percent live, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live. Beside Russia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Polkanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Polkanov last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Polkanov last name are 18.71% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.48% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polkanova941,143/
Polkhanov94175/
Polkhanova89112/
Palkanov8862/
Pulkanov8821/
Polcanov887/
Polkonov881/
Polkanev881/
Palkhanov8273/
Palkanova8260/
Pulkanova8236/
Polcanova827/
Polkhonov825/
Polkanoff822/
Palkhanova78108/
Polkhonova785/

Polkanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polkanov in the Russian language
Полкановpolkanov-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polkanov
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