Polovnyak Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Polovnyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polovnyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Polovnyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polovnyak (Russian: Половняк) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polovnyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polovnyak is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Polovnyak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polovnyak are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 206,545. In Belarus Polovnyak is most numerous in: Grodno Region, where 98 percent live and Minsk Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Belarus this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polovnyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polovnyak in the Russian language
Половнякpolovnak-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polovnyak
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