Polynek Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Polynek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polynek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Polýnek (37) are calculated separately.

Polynek Last Name Facts

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

Polynek (Russian: Полынек) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Polýnek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polynek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Polynek live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Polynek is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 60 percent live and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 40 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polýnek9537/
Polenek86126/
Polínek86116/
Polynyk86107/
Polinek8623/
Polének863/
Poloynik8014/
Polesnek806/
Polynick803/
Poleynik802/
Polynkova75190/
Polenik71255/
Palinek7158/
Polinec7124/
Polenec7124/
Polinik7121/
Polenyk7113/
Poleník7112/
Palínek718/
Palenek716/
Pálenek715/
Polynikova713/
Pálinek712/
Polinekova711/
Pulinek711/
Poloynikova6757/
Polinick6738/
Paulinek6730/
Polesnik6723/
Polenick6723/
Poleinyk6712/
Polejník675/
Poloinyk674/
Paulínek673/
Poolenik671/
Polinayk671/
Polenykh671/
Poleynikova671/
Polesnyk671/

Polynek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polynek in the Russian language
Полынекpolynek-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Polynek
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