Poleyn Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poleyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poleyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium721:159,67622,068
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Poleyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poleyn is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poleyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Poleyn live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Poleyn is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 159,676. In Belgium Poleyn is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Poleyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poleyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poleyan92198/
Pouleyn92106/
Polehyn9210/
Poletyn927/
Polleyn921/
Polehyna8611/
Poleyina861/
Poleying861/
Polyan8395/
Polhen8364/
Polien8349/
Polgen8313/
Polein836/
Polean835/
Poleen835/
Polene833/
Polaen833/
Polayn831/
Poleun831/
Potlen831/
Poleynova801/
Poluyan772,638/
Poloyan77650/
Pollien77412/
Pulleyn77271/
Paleyan77267/
Pohlein77184/
Polyian7791/
Pohlien7788/
Pholien7782/
Poslein7749/
Poliyan7733/
Poletin7733/
Poleang7724/
Polayan7722/
Pollein7722/
Polhein7720/
Polasen7718/
Polesne7713/
Poulayn7713/
Poletín779/
Policyn776/
Polaien776/
Polyank774/
Poilien774/
Polesin772/
Poluhyn772/
Polahyn772/
Polyuin771/
Poluyin771/
Polayne771/
Pauleyn771/
Pholyan771/
Pollene771/
Poulene771/
Polleen771/
Poleung771/
Polatyn771/
Pooleun771/
Polyang771/
Polyuen771/
Poluenh771/
Paletyn771/
Polhuen770/
Polehan770/
Pohlene770/
Polan733,277/
Polán7329/
Pollhein7159/
Puolienė7147/
Pouleijn7143/
Poellein7131/
Pollasen7118/
Polehina7116/
Pollehne7114/
Polletin7113/
Polyshyn7112/
Pulleyne718/
Poulysyn716/
Pollyann713/
Pollaehn713/
Polgajen713/
Paleshyn713/
Polachen712/
Poulayon712/
Poullein712/
Polaszyn712/
Pholeang712/
Polahyna712/
Polaying712/
Poeloien711/
Poillien711/
Polyasin711/
Polisend711/
Poloyina711/
Poulasen711/
Polechin711/
Pollesin711/
Pouleien711/
Pulleyan711/
Pholasen711/
Pholyang711/
Pholyian711/
Poolyaen711/
Poullaen710/
Poland6713,629/
Palyan671,794/
Pollan671,727/
Polane67815/
Poline67805/
Palean67693/
Polain67490/
Polyanova67414/
Pohlan67314/
Poulissen67285/
Polian67238/
Palgen67123/
Polgan67118/
Poilan67115/
Palene67107/
Polgin67105/
Poylan6798/
Poulan6786/
Polhan6781/
Pholan6775/
Poolan6751/
Patlen6750/
Paleen6749/
Polant6748/
Polang6733/
Palien6729/
Pollán6724/
Polhem6717/
Pulene6715/
Potlan6714/
Palein6713/
Poslan6711/
Polijn679/
Pulyan677/
Palaen677/
Polahn676/
Pulhen675/
Polhin675/
Potlem674/
Pălean674/
Polank673/
Puloen672/
Pulein672/
Poluin672/
Polescinc672/
Polaan672/
Paleán672/
Phollasen672/
Poluynova671/
Polann671/
Poleam671/
Polichenk671/
Poloin671/
Phothlyan671/
Palayn671/
Paleeyang671/
Paleym671/
Paluen671/
Polehhina671/
Poleñe671/
Pollàn671/
Poloynova671/
Pulleyang671/
Pauleszyn671/
Paleun670/
Putlen670/
Pulean670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poleyn
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