Polisa Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Polisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4801:112,87013,557
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Lesotho2111:9,6332,184
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Polisa (525) may also be a first name.

Polisa Last Name Facts

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

Polisa (Georgian: პოლისა, Marathi: पोलीस, Russian: Полиса) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,343rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Polisa are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Polisa is also the 368,302nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 525 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 112,870. In South Africa Polisa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, Free State, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Lesotho, where 21 percent live.

Polisa Last Name Statistics demography

Polisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.14% less than the national average, earning R 118,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polisca92330/
Polisha9263/
Politsa9232/
Polisoa9215/
Polissa923/
Polisas923/
Polisad921/
Polisat921/
Poliosa921/
Polisau921/
Polisia921/
Poulitsa8619/
Polischa861/
Pollitsa861/
Poulisha861/
Polisi831,630/
Palisa83655/
Polise83404/
Polesa83313/
Polixa83106/
Polica8399/
Pelisa8354/
Poliza8350/
Poliso8319/
Pulisa8312/
Polija8311/
Polusa838/
Poulitsas8061/
Polisseau801/
Policha77637/
Palisoa77537/
Polesha77389/
Palisah77334/
Polizos77291/
Policia77258/
Polizza77177/
Paliosa77163/
Polessa77117/
Policay77107/
Polisse77102/
Palisca7798/
Palaisa7761/
Pelissa7760/
Pallisa7744/
Polisei7735/
Polisso7733/
Palisay7733/
Polizia7731/
Pollica7731/
Pholiso7729/
Palissa7728/
Pholesa7727/
Polizas7724/
Poliser7721/
Polisco7719/
Phelisa7719/
Poulisi7719/
Polliso7719/
Pulisha7717/
Palitsa7716/
Polussa7715/
Polytsa7714/
Paulisa7713/
Polesea7712/
Poluica7712/
Pelisha7711/
Peulisa7711/
Polisci7710/
Polioso7710/
Poliset778/
Polishi778/
Poliese778/
Polissi777/
Polusha776/
Poliseu776/
Poliesi776/
Pollise776/
Politsi775/
Polishe774/
Polisis774/
Palisha773/
Polisio773/
Polisey772/
Polyusa772/
Polices772/
Polysca772/
Polysis772/
Peleisa772/
Phalisa772/
Pollisi771/
Pelaisa771/
Polisee771/
Palisia771/
Palizsa771/
Pholisi771/
Pholusa771/
Polecia771/
Polaise771/
Policau771/
Policza771/
Pállisa771/
Poulise771/
Polisie771/
Polizea771/
Pulisaj771/
Policios71458/
Pollisco71421/
Polisset71249/
Poulisse71178/
Pogliese7198/
Polished7172/
Pogliesi7158/
Polizois7149/
Polisher7142/
Polecios7139/
Politsou7133/
Politsos7121/
Poliszot7120/
Politsis7120/
Poulitsi7119/
Paulisha7116/
Pollisse7115/
Poulizos7115/
Polisois7113/
Polizzia7113/
Polizhay7112/
Poleshaj7111/
Pollioso7110/
Poulissi7110/
Polischi719/
Poulisis719/
Polisett718/
Pugliesa717/
Poliesie716/
Pahulisa715/
Poulesis715/
Polishet714/
Politser714/
Pollissi714/
Palaisay714/
Phelisha713/
Polizios712/
Polhicha712/
Palissat712/
Pallissa712/
Polisser712/
Polyzios711/
Pullisai711/
Phalisat711/
Phulisah711/
Palishat711/
Palissay711/
Polichay711/
Poiliser711/
Polissco711/
Poliszer711/
Pollisit711/
Polishys711/
Phehlisa711/
Pholetsa711/
Pholishi711/
Pollessa711/
Palisath711/
Phalisha710/
Polese674,381/
Paliza674,336/
Police673,791/
Pelesa671,714/
Paliso671,470/
Palica671,095/
Pulisi67708/
Poleza67621/
Palusa67559/
Palisi67535/
Pelusa67476/
Palesa67434/
Palija67398/
Polezi67357/
Policy67226/
Peliza67217/
Palise67160/
Polici67125/
Pugliessa67117/
Palisseau67117/
Poulitsis67110/
Poliçi67106/
Poliçe6788/
Pulise6772/
Polizo6760/
Palysa6748/
Polexa6740/
Politchay6732/
Polico6719/
Polyza6719/
Poilisher6716/
Polijo6715/
Polexi6712/
Puliso6711/
Poleci6710/
Polischer677/
Polize676/
Puliza675/
Poylisher674/
Polizi674/
Pojliszer674/
Páliza673/
Polèse673/
Polizy673/
Polysi673/
Poleca673/
Palaiseau672/
Poluso671/
Polyso671/
Polesy671/
Polischii671/
Polisetth671/
Polishett671/
Palisy671/
Polézi671/
Pahalisah671/
Palisahau671/
Poulissis671/
Pulaissas671/

Polisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polisa in the Georgian language
პოლისაpolisa-
Polisa in the Marathi language
पोलीसpolisa-
Polisa in the Russian language
Полисаpolisa-

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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 Polisa
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