Policia Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Policia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Policia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Polícia (14) are calculated separately.

Policia (225) may also be a first name.

Policia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Policia is carried by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Polícia. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Policia? popularity and diffusion

Policia is the 993,593rd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Policia reside; 40 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 599,828th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 225 people.

It is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 122,568. Not including Portugal this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polícia9514/
Polica9299/
Policha86637/
Policio86248/
Policay86107/
Palicia8680/
Pollica8631/
Poluica8612/
Policei8610/
Pulicia866/
Policau861/
Polecia861/
Policza861/
Polisia861/
Policios80458/
Politsia802/
Polhicha802/
Paulicia802/
Paslicia801/
Polischa801/
Polichay801/
Palica771,095/
Polisa771,005/
Polixa77106/
Pulica7782/
Poliza7750/
Polyca7743/
Polico7719/
Poleca773/
Politchay7532/
Palicio71486/
Palicha71299/
Polizza71177/
Paulica71124/
Politza7191/
Pulicay7189/
Polisha7163/
Palicza7147/
Polizei7136/
Polisei7135/
Politsa7132/
Polecha7128/
Palecia7116/
Polisoa7115/
Polizoi718/
Polisio713/
Pulicha713/
Polissa713/
Pulicei713/
Pullica713/
Polisas713/
Pollico712/
Pallica712/
Policho711/
Poleaca711/
Polisad711/
Polisat711/
Paalica711/
Paluica711/
Palisia711/
Polizea711/
Polisau711/
Poliosa711/
Palieca711/
Pulecia711/
Polecio711/
Polecios6739/
Paliocha6729/
Palicios6726/
Palichat6721/
Poulitsa6719/
Polisois6713/
Polizhay6712/
Palichai677/
Pallicha677/
Paulicio674/
Palaicio672/
Polychap671/
Poulisha671/
Paalieca671/
Palichha671/
Pulaicha671/
Pollitsa671/
Polychas671/

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