Polis Surname

73,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Polis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7631:435,09122,634
United States1,2041:301,04627,753
Brazil6121:349,79513,410
Poland6051:62,8249,854
Latvia4751:4,316601
Philippines3891:260,25338,511
Belgium2701:42,5806,966
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Germany901:894,50563,669
Greece791:140,25123,222
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Israel661:129,66114,046
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Spain581:806,07033,159
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
France441:1,509,607143,950
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England391:1,428,66862,556
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Albania41:728,51420,844
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Pólis (5) & Pôlis (1) are calculated separately.

Polis (1,010) may also be a first name.

Polis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polis (Arabic: بوليس, Hindi: पोलीस, Marathi: पोलीस, Oriya: େପାଲିସ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Pólis or Pôlis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,416th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,086,720 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Polis are found; 28 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 253,019th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,010 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 435,091. In India Polis is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 63 percent reside, Telangana, where 27 percent reside and Gujarat, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Polis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polis surname rose 2,361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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 last name are 18.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.32% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pólis935/
Pôlis931/
Poulis912,384/
Polish91591/
Pollis91471/
Polise91404/
Polios91165/
Poleis91106/
Polist9126/
Poolis9118/
Polisz9115/
Poliss9111/
Poilis919/
Polies917/
Pohlis917/
Polois915/
Polais913/
Pholis912/
Puolis912/
Polijs912/
Poluis911/
Polisc911/
Poli8970,413/
Poulios833,021/
Poullis83345/
Polhuis83255/
Polisse83102/
Poulish8336/
Pollish8333/
Polleis8321/
Poglies839/
Poulies837/
Pollise836/
Poylios835/
Pollais835/
Polishe834/
Phoulis833/
Polisch832/
Pollios832/
Polisph831/
Pollist831/
Poulois831/
Polaise831/
Pollies831/
Poulise831/
Poutlis831/
Polai809,643/
Polli809,425/
Polei808,312/
Pouli806,691/
Polit806,068/
Polii805,362/
Palis805,004/
Poles803,956/
Pulis802,484/
Polio802,463/
Pelis801,612/
Polic80744/
Polih80553/
Polia80523/
Polie80450/
Potli80406/
Polič80345/
Polip80321/
Polys80272/
Pholi80231/
Pohli80185/
Poliy80138/
Poloi80126/
Poliz80102/
Pális8078/
Polyi8069/
Polgi8039/
Poili8032/
Polix8029/
Puoli8023/
Polui8022/
Polid8015/
Posli806/
Polès804/
Polij804/
Ppoli803/
Polhi802/
Poyli801/
Pfoli801/
Poliç801/
Politsch77436/
Poulisse77178/
Polhuijs7766/
Poelhuis7761/
Poulhies7723/
Pollisse7715/
Pohlisch7715/
Poullais7714/
Polisova779/
Pollisch778/
Polisová776/
Pohlhuis772/
Polyaids771/
Polishch771/
Polese734,381/
Pollio734,325/
Police733,791/
Paulis732,284/
Pallis732,114/
Polich731,992/
Palais731,271/
Palios73743/
Pullis73647/
Pelais73623/
Polles73574/
Pollai73424/
Photli73366/
Pelois73316/
Pollei73293/
Politt73265/
Polhui73262/
Poules73240/
Pollie73232/
Polets73225/
Poleij73187/
Polysh73187/
Patlis73180/
Pelish73177/
Palise73160/
Pollit73158/
Poleus73147/
Pooles73141/
Poulia73134/
Poulit73121/
Paslis73114/
Policz7393/
Poliçe7388/
Poulie7387/
Poiles7380/
Pholai7377/
Pulise7372/
Pohlit7369/
Poulli7367/
Palish7367/
Palies7362/
Pholip7355/
Polesz7346/
Pollic7344/
Phelis7338/
Pohlai7334/
Poliey7333/
Ppalis7333/
Pohlei7331/
Polloi7328/
Pulish7324/
Pulios7324/
Poulio7324/
Pholio7323/
Puslis7322/
Polees7318/
Palisz7318/
Poliay7317/
Poylie7317/
Poutli7317/
Poeles7316/
Polyts7316/
Pohuli7315/
Pollia7314/
Palist7313/
Phouli7313/
Poylio7313/
Poolie7312/
Pholia7312/
Poilic7311/
Polaiy7310/
Poless739/
Poloit739/
Paleis739/
Pojtli739/
Poisle739/
Pholli738/
Pollys738/
Poulai738/
Bpolii736/
Polyos736/
Polhyi736/
Pehlis735/
Palgis735/
Poolai735/
Phalis735/
Poliez735/
Poleip734/
Poliai734/
Pulisz734/
Polaia734/
Polliy734/
Pelhis734/
Pollès734/
Pholoi734/
Potlui733/
Poolia733/
Polhit733/
Phulis733/
Palijs733/
Palizs733/
Polèse733/
Pulist732/
Ppolii732/
Pohlie732/
Posles732/
Pohlip732/
Poulip732/
Poulic732/
Poitli732/
Polaip732/
Palois732/
Paluis732/
Pohles732/
Ppelis732/
Poulih732/
Poolio731/
Potlli731/
Pottli731/
Polesh731/
Polhio731/
Polizz731/
Pollid731/
Pootli731/
Pholit731/
Pholix731/
Paalis731/
Poiliz731/
Pollli731/
Polays731/
Phélis731/
Peulis731/
Pholiy731/
Polges731/
Poilli731/
Pélois731/
Polliz731/
Pouloi731/
Poslit731/
Polhai731/
Polyai731/
Puolli731/
Poyles730/
Polaid730/
Pollix730/
Peleis730/
Pholes730/
Polest730/
Polishova7121/
Photellis717/
Pollitsch714/
Pali6738,258/
Pole6737,956/
Pola6736,367/
Poly6727,751/
Pollitt676,933/
Pollice672,245/
Palisse671,499/
Páli671,214/
Pallais671,037/
Policht67923/
Pollich67641/
Poleggi67574/
Paulais67460/
Palhais67264/
Palisch67209/
Politch67207/
Poulhes67204/
Pallise67181/
Paulish67174/
Polleys67152/
Pallies67151/
Poliche67140/
Pallios67116/
Palgais67115/
Poullie6766/
Palaise6763/
Pallois6761/
Paulisz6760/
Pulheis6759/
Pouleas6757/
Poulles6750/
Pullise6744/
Poolyai6741/
Pauluis6737/
Pulishe6737/
Polhuys6736/
Polleit6736/
Photloi6736/
Peelish6734/
Polesch6734/
Paulise6729/
Polj6729/
Pocelli6728/
Poisler6726/
Poselli6726/
Photlip6725/
Pouyles6722/
Pelisch6721/
Palluis6720/
Pollese6719/
Paullis6719/
Palleis6719/
Póli6717/
Poulich6716/
Polé6714/
Paulios6713/
Pollets6713/
Poullai6712/
Potelli6711/
Puglies6710/
Pholyos679/
Paulist678/
Paulies678/
Polleiß676/
Phulise676/
Palishe675/
Polliey675/
Phoolia674/
Pholyai674/
Pouloit673/
Pollaid673/
Poisley673/
Poulhès673/
Poehlys673/
Polohyi673/
Putlise672/
Palaish672/
Poggili672/
Pullies672/
Polesse672/
Poulets672/
Pouliez672/
Poislay672/
Palhies672/
Photlai672/
Pohylyi672/
Pohlaid671/
Poleesh671/
Poleich671/
Pollesh671/
Polless671/
Pollipp671/
Poolice671/
Pauliss671/
Pouless671/
Poulice671/
Phallis671/
Phellis671/
Poleush671/
Pohlich671/
Poillio671/
Poelles671/
Pulisch671/
Polysse671/
Polá671/
Poletse671/
Polhese671/
Poolaid671/
Pulisse671/
Paulihs671/
Pottles670/
Phullis670/
Pootles670/
Pulluis670/
Poulese670/

Polis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polis in the Hindi language
पोलीसpolisa-
Polis in the Oriya language
େପାଲିସepalisa90
େପାଲିସ୍epalis10
Polis in the Marathi language
पोलीसpolisa28
पुलीसpulisa24
पॉलीसpolisa16
पॉलpola16
पोिलसpoilasa8
पालीसpalisa8
Polis in the Arabic language
بوليسbwlys-

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