Polkow Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

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

Polkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Polkow Last Name Facts

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

Polkow is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Polkow.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polkow is the 1,085,744th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Polkow are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 26 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Polkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polkow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polkow surname grew 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polkow last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Polkow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelkow9214/
Polkov83765/
Palkow8351/
Pulkow836/
Polkof831/
Polcow830/
Polkova77725/
Polkhov77285/
Polkoff7710/
Pollkov772/
Phelkow771/
Polkoev771/
Poelkov771/
Poolkaw771/
Polkhova71314/
Poselkov714/
Polhkova711/
Pollkoff711/
Polckova711/
Palkov67301/
Pulkov67115/
Podtelkov6731/
Polkovova6712/
Palcow673/
Pulkof671/
Poshylkov671/
Polcov671/
Palkof671/
Pulcow671/
Palkova62350/
Pulkova62109/
Polcova6218/
Palkhov6218/
Palkovs627/
Pulkhov623/
Pulkoff621/
Palkoff621/
Palkhova5716/
Putilkov571/
Puselkov571/
Pulkhova571/
Paulkoff570/
Palkovová534/
Pahalkova531/
Palkuf505/

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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 Polkow
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