Poláš Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Poláš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
The alternate forms: Polaš (2) & Polas (2,682) are calculated separately.
Poláš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poláš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poláš occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Polaš or Polas. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poláš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Poláš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 197,646. In Slovakia Poláš is most common in: Trnava Region, where 52 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 33 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 45 percent are found.
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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 Poláš
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