Polela Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Polela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2481:213,47417,909
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zambia871:182,18312,338
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
India441:17,433,304271,013
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Polela (67) may also be a first name.

Polela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polela is the 484,164th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,607,782 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Polela live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Polela is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 213,474. In Tanzania Polela is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Polela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Polela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.59% less than the national average, earning R 72,276 per year and in United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polehla92109/
Pollela926/
Poleela924/
Pohlela922/
Polelya921/
Polelia921/
Pholela921/
Phohlela86239/
Poleahla8635/
Polleala861/
Photlela861/
Polelo831,263/
Palela83666/
Pelela83586/
Polola83331/
Pulela83316/
Polala83230/
Polila8386/
Polele8335/
Poleli8311/
Polyla831/
Policella80888/
Politella809/
Pollhehla801/
Pallela774,809/
Pullela772,119/
Pahlela77565/
Pollola77245/
Paulela77196/
Pholele77122/
Pohleli7794/
Paleela7773/
Poleley7753/
Phelela7748/
Palolla7738/
Pololla7738/
Putlela7735/
Polylas7726/
Polelei7726/
Polaelo7722/
Pholila7719/
Poelelo7717/
Polalai7714/
Pelelah7713/
Polilau7710/
Pollala779/
Puleloa779/
Pollyla778/
Polalau778/
Paalela777/
Polalla777/
Phalela776/
Palelah775/
Paliela774/
Pholelo774/
Pelelau773/
Pololai773/
Polleli773/
Polelio772/
Patlela771/
Palelia771/
Palelya771/
Paletla771/
Pelelia771/
Polyala771/
Pololia771/
Pollelo771/
Pollila771/
Polelis770/
Polichella7559/
Pollicella7532/
Phohleli711,935/
Phahlela71206/
Phohlele7185/
Poulelis7129/
Palleela7127/
Phallela7125/
Pholoelo7117/
Pallolla7116/
Puileila7115/
Poololla7113/
Pholilah7111/
Poleallo717/
Phololea717/
Patlella714/
Patleela713/
Pheelela713/
Pulleela712/
Pollitla711/
Pollolla711/
Pauletla711/
Pulletla711/
Poullola711/
Pahlehla711/
Paaleela711/
Palleala711/
Palletla711/
Palelias711/
Paleelad711/
Polesello671,127/
Palola671,105/
Palila67890/
Polile67634/
Policelli67602/
Palele67524/
Paleli67184/
Polili67143/
Pololo67130/
Poliselli67124/
Pulelo67116/
Politelli67114/
Pelola6799/
Palelo6785/
Pelila6753/
Poleselli6747/
Polisello6743/
Policello6737/
Pulicella6737/
Polilo6734/
Pelala6732/
Pulele6724/
Polysello6719/
Pulila6717/
Polalo6716/
Pelelo6715/
Puleli677/
Poletyllo677/
Pulyla674/
Palyla673/
Politello673/
Pelalo672/
Policelle671/
Pooleelie671/
Poolyaala671/
Pouleille671/
Palicella671/
Putleelad671/
Phaleelat671/
Polyselli671/
Polyle670/
Polislaus670/

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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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  • 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 Polela
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