Polkova Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6111:235,88125,251
Ukraine551:827,68582,321
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Polková (264) are calculated separately.

Polkova Last Name Facts

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

Polkova (Russian: Полкова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Polková. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 464,720th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. The last name Polkova is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Polkova reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 235,881. In Russia Polkova is most common in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Tyumen Oblast, where 14 percent live and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 11 percent live. Aside from Russia Polkova occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Polkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Polkova last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polkova surname are 26.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polkova in the Russian language
Полковаpolkova-

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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 Polkova
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