Polkowski Surname

99,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Polkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,8481:9,8781,365
United States5941:610,20049,533
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Canada441:837,40065,151
France431:1,544,714145,815
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Pólkowski (4) are calculated separately.

Polkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polkowski has its highest incidence in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms: Pólkowski. For other possible spellings of Polkowski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,960th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,540,707 people. The last name Polkowski is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Polkowski are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Polkowski is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 3,848 people, or 1 in 9,878. Apart from Poland Polkowski exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Polkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polkowski surname are 0.059999999999995% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Polkowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning 213,238 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $49,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,807 CAD per year.

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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 Polkowski
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