Polja Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Polja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Polja (57) may also be a first name.
Polja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polja is found most in Albania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Polja are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Polja is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 57 people.
Polja is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 323,784. In Albania it is primarily found in: Elbasan County, where 78 percent reside, Berat County, where 11 percent reside and Shkodër County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Albania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Polja
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