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 Police Salary in
Canada
$50,402 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Police Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Police Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Police (Marathi: पोलीस) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Poliçe. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Police? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,887th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,922,328 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 32 percent of Police reside; 30 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Police is also the 204,463rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,455 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 186,466. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 42 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 40 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found 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 occurrence of Police has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 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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