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
The last name Polania has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Polanía. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polania is the 42,932nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 601,084 people. The last name Polania occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Polania live; 97 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America. Polania is also the 363,474th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 538 people.
The last name Polania is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 11,563 people, or 1 in 4,132. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Huila Department, where 42 percent reside, Capital District, where 16 percent reside and Caquetá Department, where 11 percent reside. Not including Colombia it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Venezuela, where 1 percent reside.
Polania Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Polania surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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
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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 Polania
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