Polepole Surname

58,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Polepole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polepole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,0691:14,5751,804
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Tanzania7381:71,7377,497
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

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.

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Footnotes

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