Polano Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Denmark

Polano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2331:262,47534,684
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Philippines1341:755,50974,327
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Canada671:549,93446,038
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
United States341:10,660,557428,392
France301:2,214,091176,965
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Polaño (1) are calculated separately.

Polano (22) may also be a first name.

Polano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Polano Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Polano (Georgian: პოლანო) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Polaño. For other potential spellings of Polano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 397,164th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. The last name Polano occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Polano live; 30 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Italic Europe. Polano is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name Polano is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 262,475. In Italy Polano is most prevalent in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 88 percent are found, Sardinia, where 8 percent are found and Lazio, where 1 percent are found. Other than Italy this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Polano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polano last name increased 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polano last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Polano earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning $62,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polano in the Georgian language
პოლანოpolano-

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Footnotes

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