Polao Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Botswana

Polao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8061:125,60621,532
Botswana2151:10,1721,871
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Lesotho961:21,1724,383
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Polao (947) may also be a first name.

Polao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polao is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 287,524th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Polao reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 262,555th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 947 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 806 people, or 1 in 125,606. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 78 percent reside, Davao Region, where 7 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Polao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Polao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.08% less than the national average, earning R 52,092 per year and in United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polaos9186/
Poilao9133/
Pollao913/
Polaod911/
Polhao911/
Polaho911/
Pholao911/
Polaeo911/
Photlao834/
Pholaoo831/
Pollaho831/
Polyaoi831/
Phollao831/
Palao8010,835/
Pulao80662/
Poloa80118/
Pelao8073/
Pouliaos7714/
Poullaos779/
Phoolaoi771/
Palhao73416/
Phalao73316/
Phulao73256/
Pulaos73219/
Poloha73165/
Paulao7387/
Pelaho7380/
Paliao7372/
Pallao7369/
Palaou7358/
Pulgao7338/
Pholoa7333/
Poloat7328/
Pelaou7318/
Pulaho7310/
Palaoa7310/
Palaho7310/
Palaos738/
Pullao737/
Paslao737/
Palaoi736/
Paleao736/
Palauo734/
Palaod733/
Poloua732/
Palyao732/
Poloau731/
Puliao731/
Palaoh731/
Peliao731/
Pelauo731/
Polloa731/
Palaoz730/
Polayya67300/
Palagio6759/
Pholoha6728/
Polaiya6712/
Palahot678/
Phaelao678/
Polohot678/
Palaoud677/
Phalaoh674/
Pelayio674/
Pelaijo673/
Palaayo673/
Palahao673/
Palliao673/
Phalaho672/
Pelahou672/
Pouloua672/
Polloha672/
Paulaos671/
Pallaot671/
Palaois671/
Pullaoy671/
Pholoho671/
Phalaou671/
Pelayyo671/
Potloho671/
Phulaoo671/
Pholoat671/
Phalaoo671/
Polhoha671/
Polohoy671/
Polloua671/

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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 Polao
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