Polana Surname
Approximately 6,855 people bear this surname
Polana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| India | 842 | 1:911,004 | 39,434 |
| Philippines | 265 | 1:382,031 | 49,829 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Polaña (1) are calculated separately.
Polana (112) may also be a first name.
Polana Demographics
Average Polana Salary in
United States
$41,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polana (Marathi: पोळणा, Russian: Полана) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Polaña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,984th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,063,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Polana are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 112 people.
The surname is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 5,562 people, or 1 in 4,901. Apart from Mozambique this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
Polana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polana surname rose 580 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Polana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Polana surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% registered with the party.
The amount Polana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $23,764,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,516 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polana in the Marathi language | ||
| पोळणा | polana | 50 |
| पोलाना | polana | 50 |
| Polana in the Russian language | ||
| Полана | polana | - |
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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 Polana
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