Polajeva Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Polajeva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Põlajeva (9) are calculated separately.
Polajeva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polajeva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polajeva is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Põlajeva. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polajeva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polajeva is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polajeva live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia it is most common in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 67 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Latvia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 20 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Polajeva
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