Polapa Surname

198,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Polapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,9221:68,8087,422
Ukraine1451:313,95039,718
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Polapa (14) may also be a first name.

Polapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polapa (Hindi: पोलापा, Marathi: पोलपा, Oriya: େପାଲାପା, Russian: Полапа) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,981st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,470,260 people. The last name Polapa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Polapa reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,922 people, or 1 in 68,808. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Gorontalo, where 82 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 11 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poilapa92354/
Polappa9292/
Polapat928/
Polapay921/
Pollapat867/
Pollappa863/
Poolappa862/
Poolapat861/
Polappas861/
Polyappa861/
Palapa832,295/
Pulapa831,559/
Polopa8355/
Polapi8336/
Polape8319/
Polapo8314/
Pelapa836/
Polepa830/
Phollapat802/
Palapas77698/
Palapaz77150/
Pallapa77140/
Pulapaa7766/
Pelaypa7742/
Palappa7731/
Polapoi7715/
Pullapa7713/
Palapaa7711/
Pulappa7711/
Palapat7710/
Pollapi776/
Polopau774/
Polapet773/
Palaepa773/
Paelapa773/
Palapad773/
Palapau772/
Pulapat772/
Palapay772/
Patlapa772/
Pholopa771/
Pelappa771/
Poliopa771/
Paalapa771/
Polopaa771/
Polaper770/
Palaypay71594/
Palaspas71239/
Pullappa71226/
Poliapoy71148/
Pollapoy7144/
Pallappa7120/
Pallapau7113/
Pallapat718/
Polyapoy716/
Paalappa713/
Putlappa713/
Pullapat712/
Palaphat711/
Paslappa711/
Pullapga711/
Phulapas711/
Phulapat711/
Paelaipa711/
Paliapas711/
Paliapat711/
Pulappad711/
Poylapoy711/
Paelaepa711/
Palape67540/
Palapo67333/
Pelepa6750/
Polope6748/
Palapi6729/
Pulapi6710/
Polopo675/
Phulaphat674/
Pelopa674/
Pelapo674/
Pullaphat671/
Phatlapha671/
Phollapee671/
Polliapoy671/
Polopi671/
Palapé671/
Pullapaha671/

Polapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polapa in the Hindi language
पोलापाpolapa-
Polapa in the Marathi language
पोलपाpolapa66.67
पोलापाpolapa33.33
Polapa in the Oriya language
େପାଲାପାepalapa50
େପାଲପାepalapa50
Polapa in the Russian language
Полапаpolapa-

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Footnotes

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