Polastro Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Polastro Surname User-submission:

It means 'chicken', in a bad way, synonymous to 'weak' and 'dumb'. Farmers used to call those who worked for them by this.

Polastro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3921:546,10820,459
France401:1,660,568152,033
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Polastro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'chicken', in a bad way, synonymous to 'weak' and 'dumb'. Farmers used to call those who worked for them by this.

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Polastro Last Name Facts

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

Polastro occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Polastro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polastro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 642,034th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The surname Polastro occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Polastro live; 87 percent live in South America and 83 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 546,108. In Brazil Polastro is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 82 percent live, Paraná, where 7 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 5 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Polastro Last Name Statistics demography

Polastro earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollastro941,901/
Poliastro941/
Polatro931/
Poulastrou8952/
Palastro88116/
Pulastro8818/
Polastra881/
Palaistros7817/
Palaistrou781/
Palestro75512/
Polestra7528/
Palastra7524/
Poelestra714/
Polleitro711/
Palaistras671/
Palestra63671/
Palathra6338/
Pallathra5916/
Palotra5322/
Palgotra5034/
Palhotra503/

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