Poletan Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Poletan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poletan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2851:12,4082,426
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Poletan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poletan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Poletan is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poletan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 781,947th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Poletan are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Poletan is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 12,408. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 53 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 47 percent are found. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 7 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.

Poletan Last Name Statistics demography

Poletan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

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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 Poletan
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