Polívka Surname
Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname
Polívka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,670 | 1:6,367 | 758 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Polivka (1,540) are calculated separately.
Polívka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polívka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polívka occurs most in Czechia. It can appear in the variant forms: Polivka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polívka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 237,397th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,309,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polívka are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Polívka is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 1,670 people, or 1 in 6,367. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Plzeň Region, where 20 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent live and Prague, where 10 percent live. Aside from Czechia Polívka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Polívka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Polívka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polivka | 95 | 1,540 | / |
| Polyvka | 86 | 179 | / |
| Polevka | 86 | 16 | / |
| Polievka | 80 | 37 | / |
| Polyovka | 80 | 36 | / |
| Poliovka | 80 | 26 | / |
| Polewka | 71 | 1,026 | / |
| Polifka | 71 | 749 | / |
| Poliwka | 71 | 480 | / |
| Polivko | 71 | 464 | / |
| Polyvko | 71 | 454 | / |
| Polywka | 71 | 164 | / |
| Polefka | 71 | 113 | / |
| Polyfka | 71 | 21 | / |
| Polevko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Palyvka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polibka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poléfka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polipka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poulifka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polifke | 57 | 174 | / |
| Polewko | 57 | 113 | / |
| Polifko | 57 | 69 | / |
| Polefko | 57 | 68 | / |
| Poliwko | 57 | 63 | / |
| Palifka | 57 | 34 | / |
| Polefkó | 57 | 15 | / |
| Pulewka | 57 | 12 | / |
| Polywko | 57 | 11 | / |
| Polepko | 57 | 2 | / |
| Polipko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Polybko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Polibko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Paliwka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Palivko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Polifket | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Polívka
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