Police Surname
Approximately 3,791 people bear this surname
Police Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 950 | 1:186,466 | 11,330 |
| India | 891 | 1:860,904 | 37,855 |
| Haiti | 731 | 1:14,615 | 1,379 |
| France | 503 | 1:132,053 | 20,190 |
| Iran | 183 | 1:419,577 | 26,498 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Romania | 65 | 1:308,890 | 27,566 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Afghanistan | 43 | 1:747,748 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Poliçe (88) are calculated separately.
Police (1,455) may also be a first name.
Police Demographics
Average Male Police Height
177.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Police Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Police Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Police (Marathi: पोलीस) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Poliçe. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Police? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,887th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,922,328 people. The surname Police is predominantly found in Asia, where 32 percent of Police live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Police is also the 204,463rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 1,455 people.
The last name Police is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 186,466. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 42 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 40 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Haiti, where 19 percent reside.
Police Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Police has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Police surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Police Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Police earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 144.98% more than the national average, earning €73,567 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.88% less than the national average, earning R 128,604 per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,402 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Police Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Police in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलीस | polisa | - |
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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 Police
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