Polayya Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Polayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2681:2,862,18487,228
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Polayya (1,622) may also be a first name.

Polayya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polayya (Oriya: େପାଲାୟା) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Polayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Polayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polayya is the 893,754th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Polayya is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Polayya live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 191,698th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,622 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 2,862,184. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 87 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Polayya Last Name Statistics demography

Polayya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 142.27% more than the national average, earning R 575,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollayya938/
Poolayya933/
Poulayya931/
Polayyha931/
Pulayya8639/
Palayya8629/
Polaiya8612/
Polayao869/
Pullayya80375/
Pallayya8039/
Poolaiya802/
Poolayao801/
Putlayya801/
Paulayya801/
Poleay771/
Palaiya71186/
Pulayao7188/
Palayao7156/
Pulaiya719/
Puleyya712/
Paleyya711/
Polyaoi711/
Poolaiyaoo711/
Palajya711/
Polao671,335/
Polea67701/
Polja6711/
Palaiyah677/
Pullaiya676/
Pallaiya674/
Palleyya672/
Polía671/
Pallaaya671/
Paulaaya671/
Poloyaoy671/
Polajhai671/
Palayiah671/

Polayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polayya in the Oriya language
େପାଲାୟାepalaya71.43
େପାେଲୟାepaelaya28.57

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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 Polayya
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