Polyák Surname
Approximately 4,273 people bear this surname
Polyák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,982 | 1:2,465 | 277 |
| Slovakia | 199 | 1:26,816 | 4,570 |
| Czechia | 86 | 1:123,645 | 19,875 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Polyák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polyák Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polyák is found most in Hungary. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polyák? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,894th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,705,487 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polyák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 3,982 people, or 1 in 2,465. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 20 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Pest County, where 13 percent live. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 5 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poliák | 83 | 36 | / |
| Polják | 83 | 5 | / |
| Palyák | 83 | 3 | / |
| Polyoak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polehňák | 71 | 6 | / |
| Poljak | 67 | 4,566 | / |
| Palyók | 67 | 8 | / |
| Palyáková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Polehoyke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poljáková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palják | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polyóková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poljack | 62 | 19 | / |
| Polijak | 62 | 13 | / |
| Poljiak | 62 | 10 | / |
| Poleack | 62 | 7 | / |
| Polleak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Poljaik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Poleokh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Polehňáková | 59 | 9 | / |
| Polleock | 57 | 0 | / |
| Poljaková | 53 | 298 | / |
| Poljakova | 53 | 246 | / |
| Poljakowa | 53 | 2 | / |
| Poleac | 50 | 591 | / |
| Paljak | 50 | 158 | / |
| Poljac | 50 | 89 | / |
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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 Polyák
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