Poljan Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Poljan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1321:32,0356,563
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Poljan (24) may also be a first name.

Poljan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poljan occurs most in Croatia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poljan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Poljan is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Poljan live; 74 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 32,035. In Croatia Poljan is primarily concentrated in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 59 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 20 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Croatia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Poljan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poljan are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Poljan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poljanc92101/
Pholjan9294/
Poljang9212/
Pooljan924/
Pooljean865/
Poljeang861/
Pholjant861/
Polojean861/
Polsan83136/
Puljan83100/
Polcan8377/
Paljan8364/
Peljan8327/
Polean835/
Polzan834/
Palijan77434/
Peljhan77269/
Polsang77180/
Pholsan7768/
Polsean7748/
Polchan7748/
Phuljan7741/
Polyhan7731/
Polkhan7726/
Polzean7725/
Polsane7722/
Paljyan7722/
Paljhan7710/
Polshan777/
Pholjon775/
Paljang775/
Polsian774/
Polsand774/
Phaljan773/
Poljeam772/
Poolsan772/
Puljang772/
Paljain771/
Polscan771/
Puljane771/
Polssan771/
Polcean771/
Polijon771/
Pelijan771/
Polehan770/
Pollihan71142/
Pholchan7180/
Poolchan7164/
Poolsang7121/
Pholsang7117/
Polaiyan719/
Pholsant718/
Pholkhan717/
Polchang715/
Pholsean715/
Pholsane714/
Phulijan714/
Polesane713/
Pauljean712/
Polschan712/
Poulayon712/
Polsanhe711/
Polchant711/
Polchand711/
Polsatin711/
Pahldjan711/
Palijean711/
Palajian711/
Palajhan711/
Pulijaan711/
Polseang711/
Polson678,954/
Poleon671,126/
Palean67693/
Polsen67691/
Palcan67158/
Polzen6775/
Polcen6751/
Phoolchan6730/
Poolchand6716/
Palsan6715/
Polián6711/
Pălean674/
Poulagian672/
Polchatin672/
Pateljean672/
Polzanova672/
Paljanova672/
Paljon672/
Paljam671/
Palzan671/
Polcon671/
Pulean670/

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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 Poljan
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