Polkowsky Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Polkowsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polkowsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Polkowsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polkowsky occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Polkowsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Polkowsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polkowsky is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Polkowsky reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 75 percent reside, Colorado, where 17 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Polkowsky occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Polkowsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polkowsky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polkowsky Last Name Statistics demography

Polkowsky earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD 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
  • 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 Polkowsky
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