Polenov Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polenov Surname User-submission:

Polenov is a patronymic form of the surname Poleno, meaning 'log'.

Polenov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1411:126,31314,962
Ukraine1531:297,53438,040
Kazakhstan781:226,69920,439
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Polenov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Polenov is a patronymic form of the surname Poleno, meaning 'log'.

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Polenov Last Name Facts

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

Polenov (Russian: Поленов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polenov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,904th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Polenov live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Polenov is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 126,313. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 10 percent live, Voronezh Oblast, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live.

Polenov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polenov surname are 2.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 49.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polenov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polenov in the Russian language
Поленовpolenov-

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