Polyshchuk Surname

8,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Polyshchuk Surname User-submission:

A surname referring to Polesians; people from Polesia, a region between Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. 'Polesia' (or 'Polissia') comes from old Slavic 'po' and 'les', meaning 'along the forest'.

Polyshchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine67,8081:67111
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Polyshchuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname referring to Polesians; people from Polesia, a region between Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. 'Polesia' (or 'Polissia') comes from old Slavic 'po' and 'les', meaning 'along the forest'.

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Polyshchuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polyshchuk is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polyshchuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,398th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 107,465 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polyshchuk live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Polyshchuk is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 67,808 people, or 1 in 671. In Ukraine Polyshchuk is primarily concentrated in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent are found, Zhytomyr Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polyschuk9513/
Poleyshchuk953/
Poolyshchuk952/
Pollyshchuk951/
Polyshchuke951/
Polishchuk9013,486/
Poleshchuk909,573/
Palyshchuk9041/
Pelyshchuk908/
Polyshuk89123/
Polychuk89102/
Polyshchukova8713/
Polishchuck8614/
Polishchouk866/
Polischchuk862/
Polishschuk861/
Polesshchuk861/
Poilishchuk861/
Polishchukk861/
Polisshchuk861/
Polischuk848,439/
Poleschuk846,281/
Poleychuk84155/
Polychuck8414/
Polishcuk846/
Poleshcuk842/
Polysczuk841/
Polytchuk841/
Polishtchouk824/
Polysuk821/
Poleshchchuk821/
Peleshchuk80313/
Polistchuk80114/
Paleshchuk8073/
Palishchuk8036/
Polischuck8030/
Polieschuk8020/
Polischouk8015/
Polischuik807/
Potlaychuk807/
Poliszchuk805/
Polischcuk804/
Poleschuck803/
Polestchuk803/
Polyszczuk803/
Polishchug802/
Polisschuk801/
Polishzhuk801/
Paleyschuk801/
Politschuk801/
Polishuk78881/
Poleshuk78668/
Palychuk78315/
Polichuk78230/
Polechuk7831/
Poleshchukova7826/
Poliscuk7810/
Poleschtschuk788/
Polescuk787/
Polishchukova787/
Polytsuk784/
Polischtschuk783/
Polistchuck7618/
Polichtchuk7611/
Polestschuk763/
Polischuick761/
Polistschuk761/
Polesdschuk761/
Polestchouk761/
Polishchuikova751/
Poleichuk7482/
Polisczuk7477/
Palaychuk7476/
Poleshuck7450/
Paleychuk7446/
Paleschuk7435/
Politchuk7424/
Polesczuk7415/
Palischuk749/
Polichouk748/
Polichuck745/
Poleshock744/
Patlychuk744/
Pollichuk743/
Poliszcuk742/
Polishuck741/
Poliscouk741/
Poliscsuk741/
Polishsuk741/
Polichuke741/
Poljtshuk741/
Polischukova738/
Poleschukova736/
Polisuk71158/
Polesuk7140/
Poleszczuk70613/
Poliszczuk70468/
Poleschook7031/
Patlaychuk7029/
Paleschuck709/
Pollishuke707/
Polishchugova705/
Polistczuk704/
Polithshuk701/
Polistshuk701/
Polichouck701/
Polesczzuk701/
Poliszuk67732/
Poleszuk67333/
Palichuk67257/
Polishok67229/
Palechuk6763/
Policzuk6729/
Politsuk6718/
Polesiuk6714/
Poletsuk679/
Palescuk676/
Poleshok674/
Polisiuk674/
Paleshuk673/
Palytsuk673/
Polichukova671/
Poleciuk671/
Polesuks671/
Polichok671/
Polichuc671/

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