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

Polking occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pölking. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 1,239,697^th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Polking occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Polking reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 40 percent are found, North Carolina, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Polking Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Polking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polking surname grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polking Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Polking surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the party.

Polking earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning $36,482 USD per year.