Polinya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Belarus

Polinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Polinyà (2) & Polinyá (1) are calculated separately.

Polinya (10) may also be a first name.

Polinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polinya (Russian: Полинья) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Polinyà or Polinyá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polinya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Polinya occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Polinya are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Polinya is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.

Polinya is most widespread in Spain, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,584,012. In Spain Polinya is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 67 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 33 percent are found. Barring Spain this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Belarus, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polinyà952/
Polinyá951/
Polinia865/
Polynya862/
Polinias801/
Paulinya801/
Polignat800/
Poliña771/
Polinio71771/
Palinha7131/
Polineo7119/
Palinja7116/
Palinia714/
Polinho713/
Poligno713/
Pulinyo711/
Polenha711/
Palinea711/
Palhinha67413/
Palainea6730/
Paulinia6715/
Palinyos672/
Poleania671/
Polignot671/
Polehnia671/
Palingia671/

Polinya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polinya in the Russian language
Полиньяpolina-

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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 Polinya
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