Polyak Surname

80,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Polyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,2731:63,4078,208
Belarus1,3321:7,133999
United States1,1331:319,91129,174
Israel5191:16,4892,467
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Australia701:385,65331,598
Kazakhstan681:260,03722,674
Kyrgyzstan601:99,54412,143
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Slovakia581:92,00817,690
Austria561:152,06120,229
Romania481:418,28933,624
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
England181:3,095,448105,421
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Polyak (12) may also be a first name.

Polyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polyak (Russian: Поляк) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polyak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,280th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,200,782 people. The last name Polyak occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Polyak reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Polyak is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 2,273 people, or 1 in 63,407. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Mari El Republic, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Polyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Polyak last name are 8.97% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Polyak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.98% more than the national average, earning $63,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polyakh92392/
Pollyak9251/
Polyack9212/
Polyaks923/
Polak9140,714/
Pollak8313,307/
Poliak837,564/
Polack832,955/
Pulyak83408/
Pohlak83260/
Polake83121/
Poolak83117/
Palyak8358/
Poslak8333/
Polaik8312/
Poulak837/
Polhak835/
Polakh834/
Polyax833/
Poylak831/
Polyac831/
Polyaková8048/
Pollack7723,158/
Poliakh771,076/
Pohlack7770/
Polauke7752/
Polaszk7741/
Polyock7725/
Polacke7725/
Poolake7723/
Poulack7719/
Pollake7719/
Pulyakh777/
Polliak777/
Poleack777/
Patlyak776/
Puhlyak776/
Potlack775/
Poliakė774/
Polauck774/
Polasck773/
Poliack772/
Pollakh772/
Poilack772/
Phoolak772/
Polakhe771/
Pollask771/
Poulaks771/
Potlakh771/
Polauks771/
Poliask771/
Polleak771/
Polhake771/
Poliake771/
Polyakhova75133/
Polyackova755/
Pollyakova752/
Polyakkova751/
Polák7310,956/
Polok738,319/
Palak734,493/
Pulak732,644/
Polac73115/
Polag7372/
Polax7317/
Pólak731/
Pùlak731/
Polakova712,814/
Polaková71957/
Polliack7132/
Polohykh715/
Pollacks712/
Polaszke712/
Pollacke712/
Poliakht711/
Pollauke711/
Poslausk711/
Pootleak711/
Polasckk710/
Poliakova6716,449/
Pollok673,666/
Pollák671,816/
Poliaková671,599/
Phalak671,045/
Polock67989/
Poleac67591/
Palake67458/
Puliak67307/
Pollaková67279/
Pulake67154/
Poliac67128/
Pallak67119/
Paulak67112/
Pollag67106/
Polackova67104/
Palyok6798/
Polhac6786/
Phulak6782/
Palyakova6776/
Pollac6773/
Polokh6772/
Pulgak6759/
Paliak6758/
Pullak6755/
Polacková6745/
Paslak6743/
Pollakova6742/
Pahlak6738/
Palgak6725/
Pulhak6723/
Palakh6719/
Palack6714/
Polaschke6711/
Paleak675/
Polyacova674/
Potlok674/
Pulyakova673/
Poleakova673/
Paalak673/
Palaik673/
Palakk673/
Pulakh673/
Pola'kova673/
Pohlok673/
Poulok673/
Polaikova672/
Pulakk672/
Pollax672/
Poloik671/
Polakhova671/
Poolag671/
Poolax671/
Poylakova671/
Palask671/
Bpalak671/
Poloke671/
Hpalak671/
Poliag671/
Poliakowa671/
Pulaks671/
Polyog671/
Polyokova671/
Polyoková671/
Polook671/
Polozk671/
Poolok671/
Poļaks671/
D'Pollack671/

Polyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polyak in the Russian language
Полякpolak-

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