Polko Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Polko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2231:170,44323,608
Ukraine1331:342,27642,663
Slovakia1161:46,0048,763
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France61:11,070,454349,096
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Polko (33) may also be a first name.

Polko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polko (Russian: Полько) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Polko.

How Common Is The Last Name Polko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,776th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. Polko occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Polko live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

Polko is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 170,443. Not including Poland this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 18 percent live and Slovakia, where 16 percent live.

Polko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polko has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Polko last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polko last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Polko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polkko9170/
Polcko9114/
Poulko9110/
Polkho916/
Polkot914/
Polkoi912/
Pholko911/
Polkoa911/
Polkos911/
Potylko8362/
Poulkou8326/
Poulkos836/
Polkoch833/
Potelko833/
Pholkot832/
Pholkoa831/
Poulkoa831/
Palko806,814/
Polka802,316/
Pulko801,006/
Polco80191/
Pálko804/
Pochylko7779/
Pholkhot776/
Pochilko774/
Poolkouh771/
Polkhooy771/
Polkaova771/
Pohlkott770/
Palcko7393/
Poulka7354/
Palkot7329/
Polkah7323/
Poelka7322/
Pulkos739/
Pallko738/
Palkos737/
Pholka736/
Polkha734/
Polcou733/
Palkou732/
Polkau732/
Paulko732/
Puolka731/
Pollco731/
Palkoa731/
Poolka731/
Pollka731/
Polkad731/
Polcop730/
Poleheshko67193/
Poulkas67147/
Pacelko6755/
Phoolka6734/
Polcoch674/
Poulgka674/
Polkhat674/
Poellka673/
Putelko673/
Pahalko671/
Patelko671/
Potelka671/
Phulkot671/
Poulcot671/
Pulkosz671/

Polko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polko in the Russian language
Полькоpolko-

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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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  • 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 Polko
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