Pollák Surname

224,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pollák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pollák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia9241:5,775493
Hungary7081:13,8651,555
Czechia1811:58,7489,843
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pollak (13,307) are calculated separately.

Pollák Last Name Facts

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

Pollák is most common in Slovakia. It may appear as a variant: Pollak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollák? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 224,112th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,012,966 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pollák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 924 people, or 1 in 5,775. In Slovakia Pollák is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 23 percent live, Trnava Region, where 20 percent live and Košice Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Slovakia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 39 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollak9413,307/
Polák9110,956/
Pollok833,666/
Pollág837/
Polláková801,064/
Pollock7757,405/
Pollack7723,158/
Pollyak7751/
Pollake7719/
Polloke7712/
Polliak777/
Pollágh773/
Pollook772/
Pollakh772/
Poollok771/
Phollok771/
Polleak771/
Polliok771/
Pollask771/
Polloks770/
Pollosk770/
Polak7340,714/
Polok738,319/
Palák73129/
Pulák734/
Poláková7110,580/
Pollocks71416/
Polliack7132/
Polloock713/
Pollacke712/
Pholloke712/
Polákova712/
Pollacks712/
Pollauke711/
Bpollock711/
Phollock711/
Polllock710/
Poliak677,564/
Polyak676,069/
Polack672,955/
Polock67989/
Pollaková67279/
Pohlak67260/
Polake67121/
Pallak67119/
Poolak67117/
Pollag67106/
Pollac6773/
Polokh6772/
Pullak6755/
Pollog6743/
Pollakova6742/
Poslak6733/
Pallok6724/
Polaik6712/
Pollágová6710/
Polloc679/
Pollox678/
Poulak677/
Pullok676/
Polhak675/
Polloková674/
Pollagová674/
Potlok674/
Polakh674/
Poulok673/
Pohlok673/
Pollax672/
Poloik671/
D'Pollack671/
Poylak671/
Poloke671/
Polook671/
Polozk671/
Poolok671/

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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 Pollák
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