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 most common in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polesha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polesha is the 741,235th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Polesha occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Polesha live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Without taking into account The DR Congo it 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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