Polemis Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Polemis Surname User-submission:

1) Possible: military strength (military police) in Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)

2) Polemos (πόλεμος) means war in Greek

3) Polemios (πολέμιος) means adversary, enemy

Polemis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2831:39,1516,265
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Romania281:717,06748,956
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Polemis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

1) Possible: military strength (military police) in Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)

2) Polemos (πόλεμος) means war in Greek

3) Polemios (πολέμιος) means adversary, enemy

- nikos.polemis

Polemis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polemis is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Polemis.

How Common Is The Last Name Polemis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 748,537th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname Polemis is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Polemis live; 74 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 39,151. In Greece Polemis is most frequent in: Attica, where 69 percent reside, South Aegean, where 29 percent reside and Central Greece, where 1 percent reside. Besides Greece it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

Polemis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polemis has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polemis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polemis last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Polemis earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.21% more than the national average, earning $66,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polhemis930/
Polemi92233/
Polhemeis880/
Polimis86147/
Polomis86146/
Pelemis8641/
Polemio8612/
Polymis864/
Poleimi861/
Polymise8013/
Pelemish802/
Polhemes800/
Polimi77387/
Poleme7715/
Polema7715/
Palemi7715/
Polemy776/
Paulhemis750/
Polhemess750/
Pelemiš71727/
Pollema71254/
Poilema7191/
Pahlemi7132/
Polimei7125/
Palemai718/
Polemma718/
Polisme717/
Palemui714/
Poulema713/
Pelomis712/
Palimis711/
Polymai711/
Pholema711/
Polimio711/
Polymisova711/
Poleyma711/
Poolimi711/
Palamis711/
Paulemi711/
Palemoi711/
Polemez711/
Polymii711/
Polimes711/
Polimys711/
Paulhemiss710/
Polesme710/
Palemmai67108/
Polymice6739/
Paulimis6736/
Polimice6724/
Palomies6711/
Pallemid671/
Paliomis671/
Poolemma671/
Polhemer670/

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