Poliah Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poliah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poliah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1551:8,3451,754
Trinidad and Tobago1391:9,8131,363
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Guyana621:12,2941,744
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873

Poliah (81) may also be a first name.

Poliah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poliah is found most in Mauritius. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poliah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 540,721st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Poliah live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 26 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 81 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 8,345. In Mauritius Poliah is most common in: Grand Port District, where 54 percent live, Rivière du Rempart District, where 43 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritius this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 21 percent live.

Poliah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poliah last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Poliah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.95% more than the national average, earning R 353,964 per year and in United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polliah92128/
Poliahu9220/
Poleah8337/
Paliah8336/
Polija8311/
Peliah831/
Polgia831/
Pahliah7769/
Polihei7736/
Palihah7732/
Polaiya7712/
Polihau776/
Pohleah771/
Polyhah771/
Polea73701/
Polja7311/
Polía731/
Polyhach71181/
Palaiyah717/
Palijash715/
Poolaiya712/
Palaaiah711/
Palayiah711/
Palija67398/
Paliha6774/
Polyha6756/
Poulea6727/
Pahlia6724/
Polijo6715/
Paliho6713/
Poleha6712/
Palhia6710/
Paleah679/
Polyea674/
Polieo674/
Pelija673/
Poleho672/
Peleah672/
Peliea671/
Polhio671/
Poleay671/

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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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  • 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 Poliah
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