Polnik Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Polnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8071:47,0997,428
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Wales71:442,07621,198
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Polník (75) are calculated separately.

Polnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polnik (Russian: Польник) is found most frequently in Poland. It can also appear as: Polník. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polnik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 364,871st most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. The surname Polnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Polnik are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 47,099. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Polnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polnik last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Polnik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $44,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polník9475/
Polnick92141/
Pollnik9235/
Polnaik925/
Pohlnik922/
Pollnick8672/
Polinnik862/
Polnicks861/
Polennik861/
Pulnik83221/
Polnyk8364/
Palnik8364/
Pálnik8317/
Polnikova801,163/
Palnaik7793/
Pálenik7749/
Polnykh7737/
Palnick7716/
Pollnek771/
Pholnix770/
Polennikova71165/
Polynnikova7136/
Polynnyk7116/
Palinnik718/
Polinnikova712/
Poselnyk711/
Paulnick711/
Paselnik711/
Pacelnik711/
Palennik711/
Polennyk711/
Pulnikova67469/
Palnikova67271/
Polnykova67130/
Posylnykh6758/
Polníková6754/
Palnyk6723/
Pochelnig673/
Palnek672/

Polnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polnik in the Russian language
Польникpolnik-

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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
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  • 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 Polnik
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