Pol Surname

11,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Andorra

Pol Surname Definition:

Pol: (Anglo-Saxon pol; C. pwll), a pool.

“Pol, Tre and Pen Are the names of Cornishmen.”

Polwheel, Poldue (black pool).

Pol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,8841:70,4764,786
Guatemala5,5941:2,875453
Netherlands5,4511:3,098245
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
Spain2,8981:16,1331,837
Poland2,3901:15,9032,334
Philippines2,2761:44,4817,133
France1,5271:43,4995,489
Italy1,5111:40,4747,283
United States1,1481:315,73128,863
Dominican Republic1,1021:9,467799
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Romania7671:26,1773,326
Cuba6421:17,9481,179
Argentina6061:70,5345,988
Brazil3271:654,66224,187
Canada3241:113,72112,112
Bolivia2831:37,5142,317
Cambodia2291:67,6292,058
Belgium2191:52,4968,576
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Nigeria1751:1,012,24442,687
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Czechia1631:65,23610,950
Ukraine1581:288,11836,989
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Mexico1361:912,69312,488
Thailand1321:535,13992,379
Belize1281:2,777574
England1261:442,20729,452
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Chile931:189,4246,093
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Venezuela681:444,1788,844
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Greece591:187,79330,074
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
Andorra401:2,096394
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Suriname261:21,2544,689
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Israel121:713,13647,700
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland71:785,24338,644
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Norway61:857,04855,549
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Albania41:728,51420,844
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Palau11:21,643223
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Pól (42) & Pôl (2) are calculated separately.

Pol (35,529) may also be a first name.

Pol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pol: (Anglo-Saxon pol; C. pwll), a pool.

“Pol, Tre and Pen Are the names of Cornishmen.”

Polwheel, Poldue (black pool).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Pol Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pol Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pol (Georgian: პოლ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻝ, Hindi: पोल, Marathi: पोळ, Oriya: େପାଲ, Tibetan: པོལ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Pól or Pôl. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pol? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,734th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 152,303 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 33 percent of Pol live; 25 percent live in South Asia and 22 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,449th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 35,529 people.

Pol is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 10,884 people, or 1 in 70,476. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 76 percent reside, Kerala, where 4 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 130 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 12 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Pol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pol last name increased 1,766 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pol surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pol earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 21.48% less than the national average, earning €23,580 per year; in Norway they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning 432,786 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pól8942/
Pôl892/
Pohl8684,918/
Pool8658,576/
Pole8637,956/
Poul8619,726/
Puol8615,596/
Poll8610,172/
Poel863,332/
Polt861,821/
Pold86687/
Polh86403/
Poil86313/
Phol86241/
Posl86175/
Pfol869/
Potl866/
Ppol865/
Polp863/
Poyl863/
Pojl862/
Polì862/
Vpol862/
Hpol861/
Bpol861/
Poole75120,940/
Polle755,882/
Potel754,174/
Phool753,650/
Pfohl752,868/
Poell751,002/
Phole75537/
Poile75491/
Posel75358/
Poisl75220/
Poule75218/
Poull75203/
Poyle75151/
Phoel75131/
Polhe7591/
Poslt7584/
Posle7556/
Potil7541/
Posil7530/
Poëll7527/
Pholh7525/
Pohll7523/
Pooll7518/
Poolt7517/
Pouhl7515/
Pogli7512/
Poulø759/
Phoul758/
Pocel758/
Pohul757/
Polhs757/
Pfhol756/
Poulh756/
Pholl756/
Pocil755/
Phohl753/
Pould753/
Pholt752/
Polph752/
Poulp752/
Poysl752/
Poitl752/
Polll752/
Polhl752/
Ppool751/
Poeyl751/
Potll751/
Puole751/
Pfoul751/
Hpole751/
Poldt751/
Pohlt751/
Poltd751/
Pollh751/
Ppoil751/
Ppole751/
Phosl751/
Pholp751/
Polht751/
Pohjl751/
Poold750/
Pfoll750/
Poolp750/
Pfool750/
Poill750/
Pfold750/
Vpool750/
Puoll750/
Pal673,141,817/
Pál6716,718/
Pul679,542/
Possel67541/
Poisel67538/
Poulle67527/
Polová67331/
Poucel67303/
Polowa67288/
Pottel67181/
Polova67144/
Pochel67122/
Poitel67116/
Posell67115/
Poselt6793/
Pochyl6775/
Phoole6760/
P'Pool6751/
Potell6735/
Poysel6725/
Poßelt6720/
Potlet6718/
Poulhe6717/
Půl6715/
Pholld6713/
Poßehl6712/
Pochil6711/
Poseld6710/
Poisle679/
Phosil677/
Pàl677/
D'pool676/
Posiel674/
Pousel673/
Pholle673/
Pottil672/
Pootel672/
Phoule672/
Phhool672/
Pohyle672/
Poolle671/
Pocell671/
Poucil671/
Phoehl671/
Possil671/
Poisil671/
Puolle671/
Possèl671/
Possél671/
Pouhle671/
Poutil671/
Poseel671/
Pholdd671/
Ppoole670/
Poteel670/
Pooyle670/
Potelt670/
Pottll670/
Ppoell670/

Pol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pol in the Georgian language
პოლpol-
Pol in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮﻝabwl-
Pol in the Marathi language
पोळpola91.12
पोलpola5.32
Pol in the Hindi language
पोलpola81
पॉलpola18.79
Pol in the Oriya language
େପାଲepala53.13
େପାଳepala46.88
Pol in the Tibetan language
པོལ་pol50
པོལpol50

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