Polignano Surname

233,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

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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Polignano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,5371:39,7907,165
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Argentina481:890,48857,418
United States461:7,879,542351,394
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polinano941/
Polinjano892/
Poliñano823/
Polinaina781/
Pohlinana781/
Pauliniano741/
Palinana713/
Polinyana6796/
Polineina671/
Pholinyana633/
Palinyanga632/
Palinyana561/
Palenyanga531/
Phalinyana531/

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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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