Polkey Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Polkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:229,29219,121
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Polkey Last Name Facts

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

Polkey is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 601,015th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. Polkey occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Polkey live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Polkey is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England Polkey is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Polkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polkey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Polkey last name rose 4,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polkey last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Polkey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning R 272,268 per year; in United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulkey920/
Polke912,475/
Polky91123/
Polkie83250/
Pohlke83154/
Poelke8373/
Polket8363/
Polkky8323/
Palkey8323/
Poolke834/
Poulke832/
Polkiy831/
Polkei831/
Pholke831/
Poslky831/
Polkay831/
Polked831/
Polkuy831/
Pfolke830/
Poslke830/
Poehlke7794/
Phalkey7712/
Polkhet7712/
Pholket778/
Palkeyi777/
Poolket777/
Pohlker774/
Poolked773/
Pholkes772/
Poolkue772/
Polkett771/
Paulkey771/
Poulker771/
Poulkes771/
Phholke771/
Polckay771/
Poelcke771/
Poselke771/
Polkesh771/
Pholked771/
Polkaya771/
Polkead771/
Poulcke770/
Polka732,316/
Palke731,810/
Polce731,182/
Pulke73146/
Polki73121/
Pülke7361/
Palky7314/
Pholkhet7112/
Poolkead7110/
Polkeová713/
Pholkaya712/
Polkhooy711/
Patlekey711/
Pholkeap711/
Pholkher711/
Polkhett711/
Poolkhet711/
Pahlke673,829/
Phalke673,308/
Paulke67576/
Palkhe67186/
Polche6794/
Poulka6754/
Polkki6752/
Palkie6744/
Palkay6732/
Phulke6729/
Palkoe6726/
Polkah6723/
Poelka6722/
Polkis6715/
Palkee6712/
Pulkys677/
Pholka676/
Pohlki675/
Polkid675/
Polkit675/
Polkha674/
Pulkeh674/
Phelke672/
Palcke672/
Polkau672/
Polkoi672/
Pulkes672/
Polkio671/
Polkoa671/
Polkui671/
Pollka671/
Poolce671/
Poolka671/
Palkae671/
Pälhke671/
Puolka671/
Polque671/
Polkaj671/
Polkij671/
Phoolkets671/
Polkad671/
Polkai671/
Pulkie670/

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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 Polkey
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