Pola Surname
Approximately 36,367 people bear this surname
Pola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15,481 | 1:49,549 | 3,406 |
| Pakistan | 3,386 | 1:52,760 | 2,123 |
| Egypt | 2,136 | 1:43,041 | 4,344 |
| Italy | 1,748 | 1:34,987 | 6,289 |
| Mexico | 1,565 | 1:79,314 | 3,335 |
| DR Congo | 1,279 | 1:57,764 | 6,911 |
| Spain | 1,044 | 1:44,782 | 4,252 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Kenya | 941 | 1:49,075 | 5,005 |
| Cameroon | 811 | 1:25,609 | 3,488 |
| United States | 684 | 1:529,911 | 44,115 |
| Indonesia | 672 | 1:196,799 | 18,716 |
| Brazil | 603 | 1:355,015 | 13,609 |
| Australia | 520 | 1:51,915 | 6,418 |
| Philippines | 336 | 1:301,304 | 42,706 |
| Poland | 309 | 1:123,006 | 18,265 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Argentina | 282 | 1:151,572 | 12,809 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Zambia | 204 | 1:77,696 | 6,637 |
| Czechia | 183 | 1:58,106 | 9,731 |
| Switzerland | 183 | 1:44,879 | 6,162 |
| Portugal | 179 | 1:58,202 | 3,162 |
| Congo | 176 | 1:28,347 | 2,979 |
| Cuba | 160 | 1:72,017 | 2,540 |
| Thailand | 157 | 1:449,926 | 79,063 |
| Papua New Guinea | 152 | 1:53,643 | 6,800 |
| Russia | 141 | 1:1,022,149 | 78,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Latvia | 118 | 1:17,373 | 2,568 |
| Ukraine | 112 | 1:406,453 | 48,989 |
| Tanzania | 81 | 1:653,600 | 39,027 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Solomon Islands | 72 | 1:8,056 | 1,292 |
| Uruguay | 72 | 1:47,663 | 5,347 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | 1:623,547 | 18,271 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| American Samoa | 25 | 1:2,230 | 469 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Pôla (67), Póla (46) & Polá (1) are calculated separately.
Pola (23,356) may also be a first name.
Pola Demographics
Average Male Pola Height
172.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pola (Hindi: पोला, Marathi: पोला, Oriya: େପାଲା, Russian: Пола) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Pôla, Póla or Polá. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pola? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,319th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 200,389 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Pola reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,667th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 23,356 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 15,481 people, or 1 in 49,549. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 40 percent are found, Karnataka, where 27 percent are found and Telangana, where 22 percent are found. Not including India Pola occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and Egypt, where 6 percent are found.
Pola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pola has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Pola surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (97%) in Kenya and Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Pola are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.
The amount Pola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.52% more than the national average, earning €43,999 per year; in Peru they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.14% less than the national average, earning $17,903,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $56,389 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pola in the Hindi language | ||
| पोला | pola | - |
| Pola in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାଲା | epala | 94.29 |
| େପାଲ | epala | 2.86 |
| େପାଳା | epala | 2.86 |
| Pola in the Marathi language | ||
| पोला | pola | 78.4 |
| पोळा | pola | 10.47 |
| पोळ | pola | 8.9 |
| पॉळ | pola | 0.79 |
| पॉला | pola | 0.79 |
| पोल | pola | 0.52 |
| Pola in the Russian language | ||
| Пола | pola | - |
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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
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