Polker Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Polker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Polker Last Name Facts

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

Polker occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Polker.

How Common Is The Last Name Polker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polker is the 2,605,694th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Polker live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Polker is mostly found in: Ohio, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 32 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Polker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polker Last Name Statistics demography

Polker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelker92544/
Polkerd9211/
Pohlker924/
Poulker921/
Poolkerd86103/
Pholkerd86102/
Poehlker8615/
Pholkert861/
Pholkher861/
Pulker83361/
Polcer83250/
Palker83238/
Polkjr831/
Phoolkerd80100/
Pulkert77192/
Polcher77188/
Palkert7751/
Pulkerd7742/
Paulker7710/
Palkeer773/
Palkerr771/
Polquer771/
Phelker770/
Poolkird715/
Pullkerd713/
Phulkerd711/
Pulcer67151/
Palcer67105/
Phulkeart671/
Pulcher62630/
Palcher62154/
Pulkird629/
Pulquer628/
Pullkird572/
Pulcheir571/
Patelkir571/
Pulquere571/
Pulqueire5313/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Polker
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