Polesha Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Polesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Zambia | 71 | 1:223,238 | 14,032 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Polesha (39) may also be a first name.
Polesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polesha (Russian: Полеша) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polesha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 741,235th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Polesha reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Polesha is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name on earth It is held by 39 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polesha in the Russian language | ||
| Полеша | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Polesha
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