Polkehn Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Polkehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
England11:55,718,059489,080

Polkehn Last Name Facts

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

Polkehn is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkehn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polkehn is the 1,980,395th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polkehn reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany Polkehn is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 28 percent reside, Hesse, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polkaehn9325/
Pollkehn933/
Polken925/
Polkähn8614/
Polkienė805/
Polkin771,421/
Palken77122/
Polkyn7753/
Polcen7751/
Polkina711,057/
Polchin71100/
Polkyna7157/
Peulken7133/
Polchen7117/
Poilkin712/
Palkien711/
Poulcen710/
Posylkin6799/
Potylkin6734/
Poselkin6728/
Posilkin6726/
Posylkyn677/
Pulkienė674/
Pohlchen672/
Potilkin672/
Potelkin671/
Pohlking670/

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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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  • 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 Polkehn
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