Polania Surname

42,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Polania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11,5631:4,132655
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Venezuela1271:237,8276,027
Spain991:472,24324,257
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Polanía (28) are calculated separately.

Polania (538) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polania
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