Polega Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Polega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:877,62566,497
Poland831:457,93746,478
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Israel241:356,56829,419
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Polega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polega (Russian: Полега) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 537,454th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Polega live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Polega is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 877,625. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 61 percent live, Wisconsin, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Polega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polega has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polega surname are 4.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Polega earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polegaj9249/
Polegay928/
Polegath861/
Poleigha861/
Polegach861/
Poliga83352/
Palega83305/
Pelega83189/
Pulega83137/
Polyga83118/
Pologa83114/
Polege83105/
Polego8324/
Polegi8318/
Polaga839/
Polegatch8024/
Polegatcz801/
Pallega77793/
Poleggi77574/
Phologa77106/
Pelegay7797/
Pologau7759/
Pullega7758/
Poligas7723/
Pelegha7718/
Poligaj7716/
Pollege779/
Pologai777/
Poligay777/
Polagay776/
Polliga775/
Pollaga771/
Polagha771/
Pelegaï771/
Pologha771/
Palegad771/
Polygacz7123/
Polyagay7119/
Puleanga7113/
Polygach719/
Pallegas712/
Poligath711/
Paleghga711/
Bpelegha711/
Paliga672,406/
Puliga672,136/
Paloga67323/
Palaga67320/
Pelego67294/
Palyga67185/
Pelaga67103/
Palege6751/
Pologo6749/
Poligo6729/
Palego6711/
Peloga675/
Polige675/
Poligi673/
Polisgaud671/
Pulege671/
Peliga671/
Polago671/
Péléga671/
Poligy671/

Polega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polega in the Russian language
Полегаpolega-

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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 Polega
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