Polaiah Surname
Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname
Polaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,128 | 1:680,023 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Polaiah (22,340) may also be a first name.
Polaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polaiah (Marathi: पचालैः) occurs most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polaiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polaiah is the 326,779th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. Polaiah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Polaiah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Polaiah is also the 34,789th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 22,340 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 1,128 people, or 1 in 680,023. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 94 percent reside, Telangana, where 5 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent reside. Besides India Polaiah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polaiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polaiah in the Marathi language | ||
| पचालैः | pacalaih | 50 |
| पोलाईया | pola'iya | 50 |
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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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- 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 Polaiah
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