Polito Surname

23,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,1951:7,4631,027
Mexico5,4761:22,6671,659
United States5,2951:68,4537,961
Argentina1,1491:37,2013,113
Brazil1,1081:193,2087,455
Philippines3231:313,43143,865
Canada3221:114,42712,178
France2841:233,88336,253
Poland1951:194,91726,205
Zambia1421:111,6198,680
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Lithuania1101:27,5874,897
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
England1011:551,66433,983
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Germany821:981,77468,040
Uruguay821:41,8514,775
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania351:1,512,61847,057
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Monaco11:37,0664,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Italian) Descendant of Polito, a pet form Ippolito (he who sets horses free).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Cornish name, probably local in that county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pólito9420/
Pòlito942/
Políto941/
Politou921,833/
Polioto92123/
Politto92111/
Pollito9267/
Poliuto9229/
Politod9218/
Politos9218/
Polisto925/
Hpolito923/
Poluito923/
Polieto922/
Politho922/
Poulito921/
Ppolito921/
Politoi921/
Poleito921/
Poulitou8699/
Poliotto8687/
Pollitto8622/
Pollieto8610/
Polittod869/
Pollioto861/
Pulito832,105/
Poleto831,937/
Polita831,661/
Pelito83751/
Palito83424/
Poluto8312/
Polyto839/
Púlito833/
Polliotto80424/
Poletto7711,263/
Paulito77402/
Palioto77202/
Palitot77183/
Politta77160/
Polista77119/
Palitos77102/
Polleto7792/
Palitto7791/
Pallito7758/
Politas7736/
Pollita7712/
Pulitto7711/
Pelitto7711/
Pulitod779/
Pullito778/
Poleita772/
Polueto771/
Polytto771/
Polutoi771/
Poletho771/
Polheto771/
Poletod771/
Palisto771/
Palieto770/
D'ìppolito751/
Pallitto71354/
Paulisto71304/
Paliotto71212/
Polletto7146/
Pallioto7112/
Paglieto719/
Politajs716/
Paulitos715/
Pouleita714/
Pulittod712/
Paloitto711/
Paalisto711/
Polichta711/
Poledtto711/
Palita671,797/
Pelita67837/
Pulita67327/
Peljto67198/
Poleta67195/
Puleto67172/
Poluta6797/
Palliotto6794/
Paleto6745/
Palaistou674/
Paluto673/
Peleto673/
Peluto672/
Palitó672/
Pauslisto671/
Poullitas671/

Polito Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polito in the Marathi language
पॉिलटोpoilato-
Polito in the Russian language
Политоpolito-

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