Polites Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Polites Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7521:481,99340,795
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Greece391:284,09742,188
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polites Last Name Facts

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

Polites occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polites? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polites is the 366,000th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Polites are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 481,993. In The United States Polites is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Polites occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and Greece, where 4 percent live.

Polites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polites has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polites surname grew 75,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polites Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polites surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Polites earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Politets931/
Polite924,540/
Politesse8811/
Politis869,156/
Politte862,120/
Poletes8654/
Poliste8645/
Politie8635/
Pollite8613/
Politei865/
Poulite863/
Politey861/
Politer861/
Pulites861/
Polytes861/
Paliotes8075/
Pollitte8074/
Polister8033/
Poliette8030/
Politajs806/
Politech804/
Poulitte803/
Pouliote802/
Polittee801/
Polittis801/
Hppolite801/
Politeer800/
Poilitte800/
Politi7711,733/
Polita771,661/
Polete77397/
Polyte77286/
Palite77131/
Polity7740/
Polití771/
Pouliotte75173/
Pollister7540/
Politeová752/
Polleitis752/
Poiliotte751/
Polisther751/
Polliette751/
Pollishte751/
Pouliotis751/
Pohleiter751/
Pouliette751/
Paulite712,576/
Polette711,021/
Politti71412/
Palitec71336/
Politic71236/
Politta71160/
Poletis71122/
Politaj7146/
Poleate7135/
Pelitis7129/
Politay7127/
Palitis7116/
Pollete7115/
Polutis7114/
Polityi7113/
Polytei7113/
Pollita7112/
Palutes7110/
Põliste718/
Palitei717/
Poulliotte716/
Pallite716/
Polliti716/
Poulete715/
Politai715/
Palithe714/
Paliter713/
Politio713/
Pelitez712/
Poleita712/
Polytex712/
Posliti712/
Polyote712/
Polutys712/
Politty711/
Polisti711/
Poletej711/
Pulitis711/
Politoi711/
Polítis711/
Poslity711/
Polieti711/
Poliety711/
Polytys711/
Palitea710/
Poloiti710/
Palitte710/
Poulette67742/
Peleties67116/
Pollette67100/
Palaitis6794/
Poliotti6757/
Pollithy6746/
Paliotte6730/
Polleter6728/
Paaliste6716/
Pollitti6714/
Palister679/
Pelaitis678/
Palietis676/
Polyotee676/
Paulitis674/
Pouleita674/
Pouletis674/
Palaytes673/
Paliutis672/
Poslithi672/
Poilette671/
Polester671/
Polistty671/
Pollithi671/
Puolette671/
Paalithe671/
Palishte671/
Palisted671/
Palistez671/
Palithea671/
Paliotei671/
Paulitex671/
Paulitte671/
Phalitis671/
Polythis671/
Pollioti671/
Poulioti671/
Pholutis671/
Pallitte670/
Palethes670/

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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 Polites
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