Pollak Surname

39,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8801:74,2748,547
Germany3,3301:24,1763,207
Austria2,2541:3,778383
Poland3531:107,67416,288
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Czechia2571:41,3756,851
France2441:272,22441,905
England2241:248,74120,175
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
Switzerland1021:80,5199,217
Chile1001:176,1655,766
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Croatia691:61,28411,351
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Slovenia611:40,7827,426
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
Romania401:501,94738,412
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Wales191:162,87011,152
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, French) One who came from Poland (level land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pollak Last Name Facts

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

Pollak (Russian: Поллак) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Pollák. Click here for other potential spellings of Pollak.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pollak is the 39,448th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 547,648 people. This surname is mostly 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 commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,880 people, or 1 in 74,274. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 28 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Pollak exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 17 percent live.

Pollak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pollak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pollak surname expanded 2,652 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 Pollak are 4.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.95% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollák941,816/
Pollack9223,158/
Pollyak9251/
Pollake9219/
Polliak927/
Pollakh922/
Pollask921/
Polleak921/
Polak9140,714/
Polliack8632/
Pollacks862/
Pollacke862/
Pollauke861/
Poliak837,564/
Polyak836,069/
Pollok833,666/
Polack832,955/
Pohlak83260/
Polake83121/
Pallak83119/
Poolak83117/
Pollag83106/
Pollac8373/
Pullak8355/
Poslak8333/
Polaik8312/
Poulak837/
Polhak835/
Polakh834/
Pollax832/
Poylak831/
Pollaková80279/
Pollakova8042/
D'Pollack801/
Pollock7757,405/
Poliakh771,076/
Polyakh77392/
Pallack77207/
Pallake77118/
Pohlack7770/
Pallaks7760/
Polauke7752/
Polaszk7741/
Polacke7725/
Poolake7723/
Poulack7719/
Polyack7712/
Polloke7712/
Pullack779/
Poleack777/
Potlack775/
Poliakė774/
Polauck774/
Polyaks773/
Polasck773/
Poliack772/
Pollook772/
Poilack772/
Phoolak772/
Polakhe771/
Polliok771/
Poulaks771/
Phallak771/
Potlakh771/
Polauks771/
Poliask771/
Polhake771/
Phollok771/
Poliake771/
Poollok771/
Pollosk770/
Polloks770/
Pollyakova752/
Pollacková752/
Pollackova751/
Pollaschke751/
Polák7310,956/
Polok738,319/
Palak734,493/
Pulak732,644/
Pelak73833/
Polac73115/
Polag7372/
Polax7317/
Pólak731/
Pùlak731/
Polakova712,814/
Polaková71957/
Pollocks71416/
Pallaske71219/
Pallakhe7167/
Pallakke7118/
Polloock713/
Paullack712/
Polaszke712/
Pholloke712/
Phollock711/
Bpollock711/
Palleake711/
Poliakht711/
Poslausk711/
Pootleak711/
Polllock710/
Polasckk710/
Poliakova6716,449/
Poliaková671,599/
Polláková671,064/
Phalak671,045/
Polock67989/
Poleac67591/
Pallag67573/
Peliak67498/
Palake67458/
Pulyak67408/
Puliak67307/
Pulake67154/
Pelyak67148/
Poliac67128/
Paulak67112/
Polackova67104/
Polhac6786/
Phulak6782/
Polokh6772/
Pelakh6765/
Poilleaux6761/
Pulgak6759/
Palyak6758/
Paliak6758/
Polyaková6748/
Polacková6745/
Pollog6743/
Paslak6743/
Pehlak6739/
Pahlak6738/
Pullag6726/
Palgak6725/
Pallok6724/
Pulhak6723/
Palakh6719/
Pallac6716/
Palack6714/
Polaschke6711/
Pullac6710/
Pelaik679/
Polloc679/
Pollox678/
Pollág677/
Pullok676/
Phallakke675/
Paleak675/
Polloková674/
Peleak674/
Pollagová674/
Potlok674/
Polyax673/
Poleakova673/
Paalak673/
Palaik673/
Palakk673/
Pulakh673/
Pola'kova673/
Pelhak673/
Pohlok673/
Poulok673/
Polaikova672/
Pulakk672/
Pelack672/
Poloik671/
Polakhova671/
Poolag671/
Poolax671/
Poylakova671/
Palask671/
Pallax671/
Bpalak671/
Poloke671/
Hpalak671/
Pallaszke671/
Poliag671/
Poliakowa671/
Pulaks671/
Polyac671/
Polook671/
Polozk671/
Poolok671/
Poļaks671/
Poulleaux671/
Paelak671/
Pelauk671/

Pollak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pollak in the Russian language
Поллакpollak-

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