Polášek Surname
Approximately 2,788 people bear this surname
Polášek Surname User-submission:
The Czech and Slovak surname Polášek is a diminutive of Polák, meaning a 'Polish person'.
Polášek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 2,744 | 1:3,875 | 383 |
| Slovakia | 41 | 1:130,157 | 23,900 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Polašek (211), Polasek (2,288) & Polasék (1) are calculated separately.
Polášek Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Czech and Slovak surname Polášek is a diminutive of Polák, meaning a 'Polish person'.
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Where Does The Last Name Polášek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polášek is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Polašek, Polasek or Polasék. For other possible spellings of Polášek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polášek? popularity and diffusion
Polášek is the 156,952nd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,613,897 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polášek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,744 people, or 1 in 3,875. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Zlín Region, where 29 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 28 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Czechia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and Bolivia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polašek | 95 | 211 | / |
| Polasek | 90 | 2,288 | / |
| Palášek | 86 | 17 | / |
| Polasék | 86 | 1 | / |
| Polášeková | 82 | 16 | / |
| Polášková | 75 | 2,946 | / |
| Polacek | 71 | 2,158 | / |
| Poláčik | 71 | 192 | / |
| Palásek | 71 | 133 | / |
| Paláček | 71 | 74 | / |
| Palašek | 71 | 52 | / |
| Polosek | 71 | 29 | / |
| Polocek | 71 | 24 | / |
| Poloček | 71 | 14 | / |
| Polozek | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palošek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polóšeková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polazek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polaßek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poloczek | 67 | 4,590 | / |
| Polaszek | 67 | 1,298 | / |
| Polatsek | 67 | 252 | / |
| Peloušek | 67 | 140 | / |
| Potlaček | 67 | 122 | / |
| Polashek | 67 | 73 | / |
| Poliaček | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pollozek | 67 | 70 | / |
| Polouček | 67 | 70 | / |
| Pollacek | 67 | 45 | / |
| Paloušek | 67 | 41 | / |
| Polossek | 67 | 28 | / |
| Poliacek | 67 | 21 | / |
| Polozeck | 67 | 17 | / |
| Poleacek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poleisek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pollasek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pollazek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potlacek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Polotsek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pollaček | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polaciek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polyacek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poloceyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polochek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polassek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polaseck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polousek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poloszek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polaceck | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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