Polder Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Polder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5651:29,8894,929
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Germany1451:555,21045,787
France1071:620,77381,454
Austria451:189,23224,045
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Põlder (65) are calculated separately.

Polder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polder is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Põlder. Click here for further possible spellings of Polder.

How Common Is The Last Name Polder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polder is the 317,867th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,186,372 people. The surname Polder occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Polder live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 29,889. In The Netherlands Polder is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, North Holland, where 27 percent are found and North Brabant, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Polder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Polder last name rose 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polder surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polder earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $48,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.78% more than the national average, earning $83,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Põlder9465/
Poelder9269/
Poldier923/
Poulder923/
Polde91318/
Poldee83210/
Palder83165/
Poldey83122/
Poldet8360/
Poldre8337/
Poldej8325/
Pulder833/
Poldes832/
Poldeh831/
Poldez831/
Polded831/
Pholdee77379/
Pooldee77113/
Poldech77113/
Paulder7721/
Pholdet7713/
Poldesz7713/
Paalder778/
Pholdej773/
Poldeth771/
Paldear771/
Paldere771/
Palde73915/
Poldi73553/
Polda73146/
Poldy7383/
Pholdech7112/
Pooldech718/
Phooldee715/
Poldetch713/
Pholdeht711/
Pholldee711/
Poldeach711/
Pauldier710/
Pfaulder710/
Pouldeis710/
Paldez67506/
Paldes67186/
Poulda67170/
Põldre6784/
Paldır6763/
Põldes6738/
Paldey6732/
Paldhe6732/
Puldre6720/
Paldre6712/
Paulde678/
Polday677/
Paalde674/
Paldir672/
Palhde672/
Pallde672/
Paldei671/
Paldie671/
Poldeacht671/
Poldai671/
Phalde671/
Paldde671/
Poldoi671/
Paldeu671/
Pholdi671/
Pouldi671/
Puolda671/
Paldep671/
Paldet671/
Poldip671/
Poldis670/

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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
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  • 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 Polder
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