Polev Surname

177,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Polev Surname User-submission:

Polev is a patronymic form of the surname Pole, meaning 'field'.

Polev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,1001:68,6308,879
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Polev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Polev is a patronymic form of the surname Pole, meaning 'field'.

- Junie

Polev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polev (Russian: Полев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polev? popularity and diffusion

Polev is the 177,655th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,027,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Polev reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 2,100 people, or 1 in 68,630. In Russia Polev is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent are found, Lipetsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Republic of Khakassia, where 6 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Polev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Polev are 6.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.23% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poleva915,109/
Poleev91545/
Poliev91142/
Polaev9118/
Poloev9112/
Polevs916/
Poulev916/
Polyaev83545/
Poliaev8351/
Pouleva833/
Polliev833/
Poiliev833/
Pohylev832/
Polhaev832/
Palev80576/
Pelev80226/
Polov80183/
Polep80119/
Polef8041/
Poliv809/
Polav806/
Polew802/
Polevova77368/
Pouliaev772/
Paleev73879/
Palaev73678/
Poylov73641/
Paleva73588/
Paliev73423/
Polova73144/
Poilov7359/
Peleev7352/
Peliev7343/
Pehlev7329/
Pelaev7328/
Pollov7327/
Pahlev7320/
Polepe739/
Paloev738/
Poelov737/
Polyov737/
Paulev736/
Pallev735/
Poleip734/
Polhov733/
Polipe733/
Pohlov732/
Polhav732/
Poliov731/
Pohlew731/
Pollep731/
Poylova67647/
Palyaev67436/
Pallaev67107/
Poilova6763/
Pelyaev6751/
Patleev6731/
Pahleva6729/
Palleva6718/
Pohlova6713/
Poulova677/
Polahyv676/
Poliova674/
Poleeff673/
Palleev672/
Pollova672/
Paulevs671/
Palevch671/
Palliev671/
Palleav671/
Polhleb671/

Polev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polev in the Russian language
Полевpolev-

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