Pollak Surname
Approximately 13,307 people bear this surname
Pollak Surname Definition:
1 belonging to Pollack (Hants) [doubtful: perh. Old English pól, pool + ác, oak (tree: cp. the Kentish place - name ‘Poleash’] 2 for Pollock, q.v.
3 for Pola(c)k, q.v.
Pollak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,880 | 1:74,274 | 8,547 |
| Germany | 3,330 | 1:24,176 | 3,207 |
| Austria | 2,254 | 1:3,778 | 383 |
| Poland | 353 | 1:107,674 | 16,288 |
| Canada | 277 | 1:133,017 | 13,807 |
| Czechia | 257 | 1:41,375 | 6,851 |
| France | 244 | 1:272,224 | 41,905 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Argentina | 169 | 1:252,920 | 20,480 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| Switzerland | 102 | 1:80,519 | 9,217 |
| Chile | 100 | 1:176,165 | 5,766 |
| Sweden | 78 | 1:126,240 | 8,954 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Croatia | 69 | 1:61,284 | 11,351 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Slovenia | 61 | 1:40,782 | 7,426 |
| Venezuela | 56 | 1:539,359 | 10,010 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Uruguay | 37 | 1:92,750 | 9,282 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:272,928 | 22,173 |
The alternate forms: Pollák (1,816) are calculated separately.
Pollak (27) may also be a first name.
Pollak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 belonging to Pollack (Hants) [doubtful: perh. Old English pól, pool + ác, oak (tree: cp. the Kentish place - name ‘Poleash’] 2 for Pollock, q.v.
3 for Pola(c)k, q.v.
(German, French) One who came from Poland (level land).
Pollak Demographics
Average Pollak Salary in
United States
$50,535 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pollak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pollak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pollak (Russian: Поллак) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pollák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pollak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,448th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 547,648 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Pollak are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name worldwide, held by 27 people.
The last name Pollak is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,880 people, or 1 in 74,274. In The United States Pollak is most numerous in: New York, where 28 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 17 percent reside.
Pollak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pollak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pollak last name increased 2,652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pollak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Pollak surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Pollak last name are 4.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.95% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pollak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.28% more than the national average, earning €50,835 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.13% more than the national average, earning R 347,256 per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.49% more than the national average, earning $62,349 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pollak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pollak in the Russian language | ||
| Поллак | pollak | - |
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