Polignano Surname
Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname
Polignano Surname User-submission:
This surname likely comes from the town in Southern Italy called Polignano a Mare. If you have this surname it is likely that your ancestors lived there at some point in history. They were likely running away from poverty or death because people who fled by sea arrived in towns near the sea like Polignano and took the name of the town they arrived in.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,537 | 1:39,790 | 7,165 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Polignano Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname likely comes from the town in Southern Italy called Polignano a Mare. If you have this surname it is likely that your ancestors lived there at some point in history. They were likely running away from poverty or death because people who fled by sea arrived in towns near the sea like Polignano and took the name of the town they arrived in. This was to hide their identities to avoid persecution.
- patriziapPolignano Demographics
Average Polignano Salary in
United States
$73,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polignano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polignano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polignano occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Polignano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polignano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Polignano is the 233,618th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Polignano are found; 89 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent are found in Italic Europe.
The surname Polignano is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 1,537 people, or 1 in 39,790. In Italy Polignano is mostly concentrated in: Apulia, where 89 percent are found, Lazio, where 3 percent are found and Lombardy, where 2 percent are found. Besides Italy it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.
Polignano Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Polignano surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.
The amount Polignano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning €32,672 per year and in United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polinano | 94 | 1 | / |
| Polinjano | 89 | 2 | / |
| Poliñano | 82 | 3 | / |
| Polinaina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pohlinana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pauliniano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Palinana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polinyana | 67 | 96 | / |
| Polineina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholinyana | 63 | 3 | / |
| Palinyanga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Palinyana | 56 | 1 | / |
| Palenyanga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phalinyana | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Polignano
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