Surname
Polak
88
Bearers
19175.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
By origin
A Pole – a person of Polish origin or from the borderlands.
Origin: from the ethnonym Polák (Pole)
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Polak — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 57 |
| 2 | Ústecký kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 6 |
| 4 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 88 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Třinec | 22 |
| 2 | Karviná | 14 |
| 3 | Havířov | 11 |
| 4 | Praha | 5 |
| 5 | Kadaň | 4 |
| 6 | Brno | 4 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 3 |
| 9 | Český Těšín | 3 |
| 10 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 11 | Děčín | 2 |
| 12 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 14 | Orlová | 2 |
| 15 | Jindřichův Hradec | 1 |
| 16 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 17 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 18 | Litvínov | 1 |
| 19 | Vyškov | 1 |
| 20 | Znojmo | 1 |
| 21 | Valašské Klobouky | 1 |
| 22 | Valašské Meziříčí | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011