Politis Surname

55,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Politis Surname User-submission:

Politis derives from the Greek word polis, which means 'city'. Therefore Politis means 'citizen'. According to some historians people with this surname have ancestors who came from Constantinople, which was commonly called Polis in the Byzantine era.

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Politis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6,4831:1,70992
United States1,1701:309,79428,417
Australia5531:48,8176,085
Canada2311:159,50516,119
France1551:428,53462,172
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
England581:960,65648,451
Chile341:518,13213,148
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Israel171:503,39037,521
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Wales101:309,45316,869
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

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

Politis (46) may also be a first name.

Politis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Politis derives from the Greek word polis, which means 'city'. Therefore Politis means 'citizen'. According to some historians people with this surname have ancestors who came from Constantinople, which was commonly called Polis in the Byzantine era.

- dorap

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

Politis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Politis (Arabic: بوليتيس, Russian: Политис) is found most in Greece. It can be rendered as a variant: Polítis. For other possible spellings of Politis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Politis? popularity and diffusion

Politis is the 55,464th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 795,931 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Politis are found; 71 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 46 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 6,483 people, or 1 in 1,709. In Greece Politis is most common in: Attica, where 41 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 11 percent are found and Ionian Islands, where 10 percent are found. Barring Greece this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Politis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Politis last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Politis last name are 5.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Politis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.83% less than the national average, earning R 133,476 per year; in United States they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning $47,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $56,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polítis951/
Polittis931/
Politi9211,733/
Polleitis882/
Pouliotis881/
Polites86985/
Politti86412/
Politic86236/
Poletis86122/
Politie8635/
Pelitis8629/
Palitis8616/
Polutis8614/
Polityi8613/
Polliti866/
Politai865/
Politei865/
Politio863/
Posliti862/
Polisti861/
Pulitis861/
Politoi861/
Polieti861/
Poloiti860/
Palaitis8094/
Poliotti8057/
Pollitti8014/
Pelaitis808/
Palietis806/
Politajs806/
Paulitis804/
Pouletis804/
Paliutis802/
Poslithi802/
Pollithi801/
Phalitis801/
Politets801/
Polythis801/
Pollioti801/
Poulioti801/
Pholutis801/
Polite774,540/
Polita771,661/
Poleti771,615/
Paliti7779/
Polity7740/
Polití771/
Paulaitis75144/
Polliotti7570/
Palaistis7540/
Politesse7511/
Polishtti757/
Politaitė753/
Poletti7120,216/
Politte712,120/
Polleti71188/
Politta71160/
Palitti71153/
Palutis7182/
Peletis7164/
Poletes7154/
Politaj7146/
Poliste7145/
Palitic7132/
Politay7127/
Palliti7126/
Pelutis7117/
Pollite7113/
Pollita7112/
Paletis7111/
Palithi7110/
Palitei717/
Palgiti714/
Patliti714/
Poletij714/
Poulite713/
Palityi713/
Palitai713/
Poletic712/
Pouleti712/
Poleita712/
Palioti712/
Polutys712/
Politey711/
Politer711/
Poleati711/
Poletio711/
Politty711/
Paaliti711/
Palisti711/
Poletii711/
Pulites711/
Poslity711/
Poliety711/
Polytes711/
Polytys711/
Paliotti67392/
Polletti67290/
Paulitti67172/
Peleties67116/
Paliotes6775/
Pollitte6774/
Palestis6771/
Pollithy6746/
Polister6733/
Pallitti6733/
Poliette6730/
Poletich6720/
Palaisti6720/
Palittih6715/
Palyutis674/
Politech674/
Pouleita674/
Poulitte673/
Pooletti672/
Pouliote672/
Paulītis672/
Polistty671/
Polittee671/
Poolleti671/
Paalaiti671/
Paaleiti671/
Palaitai671/
Palleiti671/
Pallithi671/
Palluiti671/
Paliotei671/
Hppolite671/
Pallioti671/
Pouletti671/
Poleetti671/
Politeer670/
Poilitte670/

Politis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Politis in the Russian language
Политисpolitis-
Politis in the Arabic language
بوليتيسbwlytys-

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