Polania Surname
Approximately 12,124 people bear this surname
Polania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 11,563 | 1:4,132 | 655 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Venezuela | 127 | 1:237,827 | 6,027 |
| Spain | 99 | 1:472,243 | 24,257 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Ecuador | 30 | 1:530,195 | 11,121 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Polanía (28) are calculated separately.
Polania (538) may also be a first name.
Polania Demographics
Polania Political Affiliation
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Polania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polania is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Polanía. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Polania? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 42,932nd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 601,084 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Polania reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 363,474th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 538 people.
The last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is held by 11,563 people, or 1 in 4,132. In Colombia Polania is mostly concentrated in: Huila Department, where 42 percent are found, Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Caquetá Department, where 11 percent are found. Besides Colombia Polania is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.
Polania Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Polania surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Polania earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $23,582,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $43,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polanía | 95 | 28 | / |
| Polanias | 93 | 114 | / |
| Polyania | 93 | 3 | / |
| Poleania | 93 | 1 | / |
| Polonia | 86 | 2,979 | / |
| Polónia | 86 | 244 | / |
| Palania | 86 | 205 | / |
| Polônia | 86 | 8 | / |
| Polanio | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pelania | 86 | 4 | / |
| Polanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pulania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Polanha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Polonias | 80 | 59 | / |
| Palangia | 80 | 35 | / |
| Polanjay | 80 | 14 | / |
| Polongia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Polognia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palhania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polehnia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polangio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palaniap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paulania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polaña | 77 | 1 | / |
| Palaniapp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Palanijay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pulianias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pollonias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polonio | 71 | 6,203 | / |
| Pelonia | 71 | 1,659 | / |
| Polenio | 71 | 859 | / |
| Pelenia | 71 | 259 | / |
| Polónio | 71 | 181 | / |
| Palanio | 71 | 100 | / |
| Pelanio | 71 | 89 | / |
| Palanya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Palanja | 71 | 11 | / |
| Palonia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Palenia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palañia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polônio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polaneo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelônia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelónia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pólonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palanea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palangio | 67 | 305 | / |
| Polonijo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Palanjay | 67 | 227 | / |
| Pollonio | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pelehnia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Palainea | 67 | 30 | / |
| Palagnas | 67 | 30 | / |
| Palangna | 67 | 24 | / |
| Phulanya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paulanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polanhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pulanjad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palganio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palgonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pallanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polanjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palonias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palanhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palanios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peloinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polaneos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Polania
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