Polito Surname
Approximately 23,509 people bear this surname
Polito Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A common Cornish name, and no doubt local.
1673. John Bolitho and Ann Cox: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Polito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,195 | 1:7,463 | 1,027 |
| Mexico | 5,476 | 1:22,667 | 1,659 |
| United States | 5,295 | 1:68,453 | 7,961 |
| Argentina | 1,149 | 1:37,201 | 3,113 |
| Brazil | 1,108 | 1:193,208 | 7,455 |
| Philippines | 323 | 1:313,431 | 43,865 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| France | 284 | 1:233,883 | 36,253 |
| Poland | 195 | 1:194,917 | 26,205 |
| Zambia | 142 | 1:111,619 | 8,680 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Lithuania | 110 | 1:27,587 | 4,897 |
| Venezuela | 102 | 1:296,118 | 6,872 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Switzerland | 82 | 1:100,158 | 10,705 |
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
| Uruguay | 82 | 1:41,851 | 4,775 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Tanzania | 35 | 1:1,512,618 | 47,057 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Pólito (20), Pòlito (2) & Políto (1) are calculated separately.
Polito (1,618) may also be a first name.
Polito Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A common Cornish name, and no doubt local.
1673. John Bolitho and Ann Cox: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
(Italian) Descendant of Polito, a pet form Ippolito (he who sets horses free).
A Cornish name, probably local in that county.
From Bolitho, a hill in Crowan; from bol-ithig, the great belly (i. e. the great hill). Polito, Pollitto, Belitho are most probably the same name; and Bolitha may be from the same root.
The well - known Cornish family of Bolitho of Penzance has long been represented in West Cornwall. In 1640, Alexander Bolytho was a member of the Helston corporation (G.). William Bolithoe was sheriff of Exeter in 1693 (Izacke's "Exeter").
Polito Demographics
Average Polito Salary in
United States
$48,824 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polito Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polito Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polito (Marathi: पॉिलटो, Russian: Полито) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Pólito, Pòlito or Políto. Click here for further potential spellings of Polito.
How Common Is The Last Name Polito? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polito is the 23,072nd most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 309,990 people. The surname Polito occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Polito live; 44 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 192,010th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,618 people.
The surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 8,195 people, or 1 in 7,463. In Italy Polito is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 39 percent are found, Apulia, where 14 percent are found and Sicily, where 9 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.
Polito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Polito has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polito surname grew 18,259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,443 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polito Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Polito surname are 3.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.47% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Polito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning €31,444 per year; in Norway they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning 313,044 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 290.25% more than the national average, earning R 927,384 per year; in Colombia they earn 57.05% more than the national average, earning $35,654,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $54,556 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polito Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polito in the Marathi language | ||
| पॉिलटो | poilato | - |
| Polito in the Russian language | ||
| Полито | polito | - |
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