Polem Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Polem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3931:336,51229,297
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polem (438) may also be a first name.

Polem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polem (Marathi: पोलेम, Russian: Полем) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polem? popularity and diffusion

Polem is the 412,207th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Polem are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Polem is also the 409,668th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 438 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 336,512. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 49 percent live, Aceh, where 33 percent live and Banten, where 16 percent live. Not including Indonesia it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Polem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polem last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Polem last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Polem earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.31% more than the national average, earning $64,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollem9140/
Polhem9117/
Poleme9115/
Potlem914/
Pohlem912/
Poolem912/
Poleam911/
Poleem911/
Ppolem911/
Pholem911/
Poslem910/
Polheim83148/
Polgeym838/
Pholhem838/
Posleim831/
Polleim831/
Polesme830/
Palem808,516/
Polen804,864/
Pelem80454/
Polim80443/
Pulem8040/
Polne8020/
Polym802/
Pollheim77509/
Poulheim7750/
Pohlheim777/
Polemova772/
Pallem732,867/
Pollen731,916/
Pohlen731,244/
Poleng73862/
Pullem73607/
Poolen73327/
Poulen73283/
Pehlem73191/
Paalem73103/
Polent73103/
Polhen7364/
Polien7349/
Polime7347/
Paleme7344/
Polehn7343/
Paliem7330/
Polend7328/
Puleme7312/
Poilen737/
Puleem735/
Paleem735/
Poleen735/
Paleam734/
Peelem734/
Paulem734/
Phalem733/
Pelhem733/
Pollym733/
Polaen733/
Poulim732/
Polimg732/
Phelem732/
Poolim732/
Poslen731/
Poleun731/
Patlem731/
Phulem731/
Paleym731/
Paleum731/
Pahlem731/
Polaim731/
Potlen731/
Poliom731/
Pollim731/
Poilim731/
Puliem730/
Puleam730/
Pollien67412/
Pollehn67253/
Pohlien6788/
Pholien6782/
Pauleme6771/
Photlim6758/
Pulheim6739/
Polenne6721/
Poullen6714/
Poln6711/
Polleng6711/
Pelheim679/
Polyaim679/
Polisme677/
Paallem675/
Palleam675/
Pouslen674/
Phuleme674/
Pohlenk674/
Poilien674/
Pohlent673/
Polentt672/
Phoolen672/
Pulleme671/
Pulliem671/
Puleeme671/
Palleem671/
Polinne671/
Palheim671/
Polengh671/
Polaime671/
Polysme671/
Polleen671/
Pholeng671/
Phaleme671/
Putleam671/
Polhaim671/
Pooleun671/
Poolyom671/
Polyuen671/
Puiliem671/
Posllen670/
Pulleam670/
Pheleam670/
Pollent670/
Pollend670/
Phellem670/
Pheleim670/

Polem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polem in the Marathi language
पोलेमpolema85.71
पॉलेमpolema14.29
Polem in the Russian language
Полемpolem-

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Footnotes

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