Polis Surname
Approximately 6,706 people bear this surname
Polis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,763 | 1:435,091 | 22,634 |
| United States | 1,204 | 1:301,046 | 27,753 |
| Brazil | 612 | 1:349,795 | 13,410 |
| Poland | 605 | 1:62,824 | 9,854 |
| Latvia | 475 | 1:4,316 | 601 |
| Philippines | 389 | 1:260,253 | 38,511 |
| Belgium | 270 | 1:42,580 | 6,966 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Greece | 79 | 1:140,251 | 23,222 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Spain | 58 | 1:806,070 | 33,159 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Turkey | 47 | 1:1,655,775 | 62,151 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Kosovo | 9 | 1:206,874 | 7,430 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Pólis (5) & Pôlis (1) are calculated separately.
Polis (1,010) may also be a first name.
Polis Demographics
Polis Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Polis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polis (Arabic: بوليس, Hindi: पोलीस, Marathi: पोलीस, Oriya: େପାଲିସ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pólis or Pôlis. Click here for other potential spellings of Polis.
How Common Is The Last Name Polis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,416th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,086,720 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 37 percent of Polis reside; 28 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Polis is also the 253,019th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 1,010 people.
Polis is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 435,091. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 63 percent are found, Telangana, where 27 percent are found and Gujarat, where 6 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.
Polis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Polis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polis surname increased 2,361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Polis surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Polis surname are 18.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Polis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1574.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 324,594 per year; in South Africa they earn 163.98% more than the national average, earning R 627,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.51% less than the national average, earning $13,960,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $54,931 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polis in the Hindi language | ||
| पोलीस | polisa | - |
| Polis in the Oriya language | ||
| େପାଲିସ | epalisa | 90 |
| େପାଲିସ୍ | epalis | 10 |
| Polis in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलीस | polisa | 28 |
| पुलीस | pulisa | 24 |
| पॉलीस | polisa | 16 |
| पॉल | pola | 16 |
| पोिलस | poilasa | 8 |
| पालीस | palisa | 8 |
| Polis in the Arabic language | ||
| بوليس | bwlys | - |
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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
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- 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 Polis
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