Surname
Poľák
26
Bearers
47371.
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 8 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Poľák — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 3 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 26 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústí nad Labem | 16 |
| 2 | Bílina | 3 |
| 3 | Havířov | 2 |
| 4 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 5 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 6 | Holešov | 1 |
| 7 | Český Těšín | 1 |
| 8 | Ostrava | 1 |
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011