Polite Surname

103,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

Polite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0931:88,5569,980
Spain561:834,85833,799
Haiti481:222,5818,250
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France461:1,443,972140,296
Canada411:898,67368,969
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Israel211:407,50632,346
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
India81:95,883,173728,828
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0181:49,3315,620

Polite (5,140) may also be a first name.

Polite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polite (Georgian: პოლიტე) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polite is the 103,540th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,605,186 people. Polite occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Polite live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 94,556th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 5,140 people.

The last name Polite is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,093 people, or 1 in 88,556. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 1 percent are found and Haiti, where 1 percent are found.

Polite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polite last name expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polite last name are 3.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polite earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning $35,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.56% more than the national average, earning $56,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Politte922,120/
Polites92985/
Poliste9245/
Politie9235/
Pollite9213/
Politei925/
Poulite923/
Politey921/
Politer921/
Poliate921/
Polit916,068/
Pollitte8674/
Polister8633/
Poliette8630/
Politech864/
Poulitte863/
Pouliote862/
Polittee861/
Hppolite861/
Politets861/
Politeer860/
Poilitte860/
Politi8311,733/
Polita831,661/
Polete83397/
Polyte83286/
Politt83265/
Pelite83167/
Pollit83158/
Palite83131/
Poulit83121/
Pohlit8369/
Polate8351/
Polity8340/
Poliet8335/
Pulite8328/
Polist8326/
Polith8318/
Poloit839/
Polhit833/
Poliot832/
Pholit831/
Polití831/
Poslit831/
Pouliotte80173/
Pollister8040/
Politeová802/
Poiliotte801/
Polisther801/
Polliette801/
Pollishte801/
Pohleiter801/
Pouliette801/
Pouliot7713,128/
Politis779,156/
Pollitt776,933/
Paulite772,576/
Polette771,021/
Policht77923/
Politti77412/
Politta77160/
Poletes7754/
Politaj7746/
Polliot7743/
Polleit7736/
Poleate7735/
Politay7727/
Pouliet7716/
Pollete7715/
Polityi7713/
Polytei7713/
Pollita7712/
Põliste778/
Palitei777/
Pelitie777/
Pallite776/
Polliti776/
Poulete775/
Politai775/
Palithe774/
Poolied774/
Paliter773/
Pouloit773/
Politio773/
Polliet773/
Poleita772/
Posliti772/
Polyote772/
Poelete771/
Politty771/
Pollist771/
Poolate771/
Puoliot771/
Pullite771/
Peleite771/
Polatee771/
Polisti771/
Poletej771/
Pulites771/
Polutie771/
Politoi771/
Poslity771/
Polieti771/
Poliety771/
Polytes771/
Pollith770/
Pollate770/
Palitea770/
Polutte770/
Putlite770/
Polatte770/
Poloiti770/
Pelitte770/
Palitte770/
Poulliotte756/
Palit7329,973/
Polet733,311/
Poleč7368/
Polyt7345/
Poled7335/
Pólit7323/
Polid7315/
Poleć735/
Polít733/
Pòlit731/
Politova714,988/
Poulette71742/
Pollette71100/
Pouloute7184/
Poulliot7165/
Poliotti7157/
Pollithy7146/
Poilliot7131/
Paliotte7130/
Pouliott7128/
Polleter7128/
Paaliste7116/
Pollitti7114/
Palister719/
Politajs716/
Polyotee716/
Pouleita714/
Politowa712/
Polyette712/
Poslithi712/
Poilette711/
Polester711/
Polistty711/
Polittis711/
Pollithi711/
Puolette711/
Puliette711/
Puliotte711/
Pouhliot711/
Paalithe711/
Palishte711/
Palisted711/
Palistez711/
Palithea711/
Paliotei711/
Paulitte711/
Pulister711/
Pollioti711/
Polllitt711/
Poulioti711/
Poulliet711/
Pullitte711/
Polliett710/
Poullitt710/
Pallitte710/
Pollet6711,665/
Poulet6711,192/
Palate672,797/
Pallister672,725/
Puliti672,066/
Palita671,797/
Pelete671,728/
Poleti671,615/
Palete67520/
Posled67487/
Pulita67327/
Polets67225/
Palute67202/
Poleta67195/
Paleit67129/
Polett67102/
Paliot6786/
Paliti6779/
Polliotti6770/
Palait6768/
Polled6762/
Poullette6751/
Peliti6750/
Phalit6745/
Poleet6741/
Poilet6729/
Pohlid6723/
Pálity6722/
Poulliott6721/
Palith6720/
Pallit6719/
Paulit6718/
Pulete6718/
Potlet6718/
Poslet6717/
Poolet6716/
Polyothee6716/
Polyts6716/
Palist6713/
Polyty6710/
Pohlet679/
Polleč679/
Polishtti677/
Pelity677/
Pality676/
Poluti675/
Pholyotee675/
Pouloutte674/
Polhet674/
Polyot674/
Polety673/
Pooled673/
Politaitė673/
Poleth672/
Polleitis672/
Poletì672/
Pohlyt672/
Polishtty671/
Pollid671/
Paslit671/
Pullither671/
Paalit671/
Paliet671/
Pelīte671/
Polecz671/
Pulity671/
Poligy671/
Phoulliet671/
Pholyothe671/
Palliotte671/
Polaid670/
Pfolliott670/
Pauliette670/
Polest670/
Pullister670/

Polite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polite in the Georgian language
პოლიტეpolite-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polite
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