Polater Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Polater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,5441:50,4024,988
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Polater Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polater (Russian: Полатер) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polater? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polater is the 253,301st most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,668,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Polater are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Polater is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,544 people, or 1 in 50,402. In Turkey Polater is primarily found in: Van Province, where 56 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Ankara Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polater Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polater in the Russian language
Полатерpolater-

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