Polja Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Polja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania91:323,78416,217
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

The last name Polja has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Polja occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Polja reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 323,784. In Albania Polja is most frequent in: Elbasan County, where 78 percent reside, Berat County, where 11 percent reside and Shkodër County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Albania Polja occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polija9111/
Polea80701/
Polji80374/
Pulja80299/
Polca80257/
Poljo80153/
Polsa80145/
Palja8061/
Pelja8058/
Polje805/
Polza804/
Polía801/
Polajhai771/
Poleza73621/
Poliah73594/
Poljić73572/
Palija73398/
Polesa73313/
Pholsa73292/
Polcha73184/
Polsha73126/
Peulja73126/
Puljas7373/
Polyha7356/
Poleah7337/
Poulea7327/
Poelje7318/
Polijo7315/
Poleai7314/
Poljet7313/
Polsai7313/
Poleha7312/
Poljer7312/
Puljai7311/
Paljaj7311/
Polcaj737/
Polsap737/
Pulija736/
Peljha734/
Polyea734/
Polkha734/
Polsca733/
Polsay733/
Pelija733/
Polzaj733/
Polsia732/
Paljas732/
Polzia731/
Polgia731/
Poliji731/
Polsaa731/
Paljya731/
Poleay731/
Poleae731/
Poljič731/
Pouljo731/
Poolsa731/
Pholji731/
Pholza731/
Paljai731/
Polchai67595/
Polesha67389/
Polayya67300/
Poolsap67208/
Pouleau67192/
Polliah67128/
Polessa67117/
Polyhas67117/
Pollyea6798/
Palijaš6782/
Polehňa6763/
Peleija6731/
Pholesa6727/
Poliahu6720/
Polscha6714/
Polleza6714/
Polaiya6712/
Polesea6712/
Pholcha6711/
Palijas679/
Pholsap679/
Poolcha678/
Poolsai677/
Pallija676/
Polchau676/
Polihau676/
Pholjit675/
Pheljay674/
Pooljit674/
Polyhai674/
Polscea673/
Pulljad673/
Polojji673/
Palijay673/
Polchat673/
Polehai673/
Palejya672/
Pollyha672/
Pholsai672/
Polchay672/
Polayye671/
Polchas671/
Poleiji671/
Polshai671/
Phoolji671/
Palajya671/
Paljajj671/
Palejha671/
Polkhai671/
Pooljuy671/
Pohleah671/
Polyhah671/
Polsaat671/

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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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