Polesa Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Polesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Polesa (31) may also be a first name.
Polesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Polesa (Russian: Полеса) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Polesa.
How Common Is The Last Name Polesa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 866,642nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname Polesa is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Polesa are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name throughout the world, held by 31 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Excluding The DR Congo Polesa is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polesa in the Russian language | ||
| Полеса | polesa | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Polesa
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