Polky Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Polky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Polky Last Name Facts

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

Polky is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polky is the 1,628,521st most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Polky reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Polky is most numerous in: Maine, where 27 percent are found, Illinois, where 17 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Polky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polky surname rose 1,009 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polky are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Polky earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,609 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polkey91517/
Polkky9123/
Polkuy911/
Polkay911/
Poslky911/
Polkiy911/
Polkaya831/
Polckay831/
Poulkey830/
Polke802,475/
Polka802,316/
Polki80121/
Palky8014/
Pholkaya772/
Polkhooy771/
Polkie73250/
Pohlke73154/
Polket7363/
Poulka7354/
Polkki7352/
Palkay7332/
Palkey7323/
Polkis7315/
Pholka736/
Pohlki735/
Polkid735/
Polkit735/
Poolke734/
Polkha734/
Polkoi732/
Poulke732/
Puolka731/
Polkaj731/
Polkij731/
Polkoa731/
Polkai731/
Polked731/
Pholke731/
Poolka731/
Pollka731/
Polkui731/
Polkio731/
Polkei731/
Pfolke730/
Poslke730/
Phoolka6734/
Phoolki6728/
Phalkey6712/
Polkhet6712/
Pholket678/
Poolket677/
Pholkit676/
Pohlker674/
Poulgka674/
Poolked673/
Poolkit672/
Palkaya672/
Pholkes672/
Poulkes671/
Poulker671/
Polkish671/
Phholke671/
Poselki671/
Polchiy671/
Poselke671/
Polkesh671/
Poulkoa671/
Poolkij671/
Pholkai671/
Pholked671/
Pholkid671/
Pholkoa671/
Pholkui671/
Polkead671/
Polkhai671/
Polkett671/
Poulcke670/

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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 Polky
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