Polz Surname

182,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Polz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4201:56,6947,320
Austria5041:16,8962,542
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Polz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polz (Russian: Польз) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 182,810th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,135,777 people. The surname Polz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Polz live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Polz is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,420 people, or 1 in 56,694. In Germany Polz is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany Polz is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Polz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polz last name are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Polz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.02% less than the national average, earning $38,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polez89280/
Polcz89207/
Poltz89205/
Polze8953/
Pfolz8946/
Poelz8932/
Polsz8927/
Polzt8916/
Poolz891/
Pholz890/
Pollz890/
Pollez80125/
Polesz8046/
Poldtz803/
Poltze802/
Pfolcz801/
Poulez801/
Poultz800/
Pohlez800/
Pols754,008/
Pulz751,354/
Polc75620/
Palz75561/
Pülz7592/
Polš751/
Poglitz739/
Poles673,956/
Poels673,865/
Polce671,182/
Pfalz67731/
Polci67707/
Pouls67660/
Pulze67507/
Pelez67501/
Paltz67385/
Pohls67233/
Polls67157/
Polch67140/
Pools67129/
Pulez67124/
Polst6787/
Polse6774/
Polše6762/
Pulsz6752/
Palez6744/
Poleś6726/
Phols6718/
Polts6715/
Poils6714/
Paalz6714/
Paulz6712/
Polss679/
Polhs677/
Posseltz677/
Palsz676/
Polje675/
Palze673/
Polczova673/
Poulx672/
Poyls671/
Potls671/
Putlz671/
Polczová671/
Puhlz671/
Peulz670/

Polz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polz in the Russian language
Пользpolz-

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Polz Reference & Research

PULS FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

PULS FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Polz
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