Politi Surname

44,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Greece

Politi Surname User-submission:

Politis (Πολίτης, masculine) or Politi (Πολίτη, feminine) is a Greek surname, which means 'citizen'. It comes from the Greek word πόλις (polis), meaning 'city'.

Politi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,2091:9,8501,478
Greece2,2191:4,993507
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
Argentina7341:58,2344,947
Brazil4571:468,43417,740
France2651:250,65238,735
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
England641:870,59545,570
Australia601:449,92835,109
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Denmark121:470,39330,183
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Albania61:485,67618,535
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

The alternate forms: Polití (1) are calculated separately.

Politi (116) may also be a first name.

Politi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Politis (Πολίτης, masculine) or Politi (Πολίτη, feminine) is a Greek surname, which means 'citizen'. It comes from the Greek word πόλις (polis), meaning 'city'.

- theo1899

Politi Last Name Facts

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

Politi (Russian: Полити) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Polití. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Politi? popularity and diffusion

Politi is the 44,264th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 621,115 people. The last name Politi occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Politi live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe. Politi is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 116 people.

This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 6,209 people, or 1 in 9,850. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 21 percent reside, Apulia, where 15 percent reside and Sicily, where 15 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Politi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Politi has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Politi last name grew 337 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Politi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Politi surname are 8.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Politi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning €32,947 per year; in Peru they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,662 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $19,131,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $61,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polití941/
Politis929,156/
Politti92412/
Politie9235/
Polityi9213/
Polliti926/
Politai925/
Politei925/
Politio923/
Posliti922/
Polisti921/
Politoi921/
Polieti921/
Poloiti920/
Poliotti8657/
Pollitti8614/
Poslithi862/
Polittis861/
Pollithi861/
Pollioti861/
Poulioti861/
Polite834,540/
Puliti832,066/
Polita831,661/
Poleti831,615/
Paliti8379/
Peliti8350/
Polity8340/
Poluti835/
Polliotti8070/
Polishtti807/
Politaitė803/
Polleitis802/
Poletti7720,216/
Politte772,120/
Polites77985/
Polleti77188/
Politta77160/
Palitti77153/
Poletis77122/
Pulliti7758/
Pulitti7751/
Pelitti7750/
Politaj7746/
Poliste7745/
Politay7727/
Palliti7726/
Palitis7716/
Pollite7713/
Pollita7712/
Palithi7710/
Palitei777/
Pelitie777/
Palgiti774/
Patliti774/
Poletij774/
Pulithi773/
Poulite773/
Palityi773/
Palitai773/
Pouleti772/
Poleita772/
Palioti772/
Politey771/
Politer771/
Poleati771/
Poletio771/
Politty771/
Paaliti771/
Palisti771/
Poletii771/
Pulitis771/
Polutie771/
Polítis771/
Poslity771/
Poliety771/
Paliotti71392/
Polletti71290/
Paulitti71172/
Palaitis7194/
Pollitte7174/
Pelaitai7165/
Pollithy7146/
Polister7133/
Pallitti7133/
Poliette7130/
Puliotti7123/
Poletich7120/
Palaisti7120/
Palittih7115/
Politajs716/
Politech714/
Paulitis714/
Pouleita714/
Pouletis714/
Poulitte713/
Pooletti712/
Pouliote712/
Polistty711/
Polittee711/
Poolleti711/
Paalaiti711/
Paaleiti711/
Palaitai711/
Palleiti711/
Pallithi711/
Palluiti711/
Paliotei711/
Hppolite711/
Pallioti711/
Phalitis711/
Politets711/
Pouletti711/
Poleetti711/
Pullitti711/
Politeer710/
Poilitte710/
Paleti678,865/
Palita671,797/
Polete67397/
Pulita67327/
Polyte67286/
Poleta67195/
Pouliotte67173/
Pelite67167/
Paulaitis67144/
Palite67131/
Puleti67128/
Paglietti6777/
Paluti6758/
Pollister6740/
Palaistis6740/
Pulite6728/
Peluti6723/
Pálity6722/
Palliotti6720/
Polyty6710/
Pelity677/
Pality676/
Puglietti675/
Paulietti674/
Polety673/
Politeová672/
Poiliotte671/
Polishtty671/
Polisther671/
Polliette671/
Pollishte671/
Palyti671/
Pohleiter671/
Pulity671/
Pouletich671/
Pouliette671/

Politi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Politi in the Russian language
Политиpoliti-

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