Polepole Surname
Approximately 8,689 people bear this surname
Polepole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,069 | 1:14,575 | 1,804 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Tanzania | 738 | 1:71,737 | 7,497 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Polepole (1,272) may also be a first name.
Polepole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polepole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polepole occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polepole? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,232nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 838,709 people. The last name Polepole is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Polepole reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Polepole is also the 221,125th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,272 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,069 people, or 1 in 14,575. Excluding The DR Congo Polepole is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polepolee | 94 | 1 | / |
| Polepol | 93 | 1 | / |
| Polepale | 88 | 4 | / |
| Polepoli | 88 | 2 | / |
| Polepalle | 82 | 2,655 | / |
| Polepolly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Polipol | 80 | 117 | / |
| Pollepalle | 78 | 5 | / |
| Poleepalle | 78 | 3 | / |
| Poolepalle | 78 | 1 | / |
| Polepallie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pelepele | 75 | 223 | / |
| Polepali | 75 | 193 | / |
| Palepale | 75 | 67 | / |
| Pulepule | 75 | 41 | / |
| Polopoli | 75 | 15 | / |
| Polipoli | 75 | 13 | / |
| Polapale | 75 | 5 | / |
| Polepala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polepall | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polipale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polepalli | 71 | 3,921 | / |
| Polepally | 71 | 792 | / |
| Palepalee | 71 | 27 | / |
| Palepalle | 71 | 16 | / |
| Polapalle | 71 | 11 | / |
| Polepalla | 71 | 8 | / |
| Poleipali | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pallepola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pollepali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phelepele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polepaali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polopalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polipalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pholepali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pollepalli | 67 | 109 | / |
| Pollepally | 67 | 39 | / |
| Poulipouli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Poleypalli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Polaepalli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pollipalle | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palepal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poleppalli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poleypally | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pollapalle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poleepalli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poleapalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phelephele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puhlepuhle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polepaalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polepallay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polepallii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pollopalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poolepalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poulepalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalephale | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Polepole
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