Polling Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Polling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3971:42,5377,203
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Polling (73) may also be a first name.

Polling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polling (Russian: Поллинг) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polling is the 479,498th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Polling live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. Polling is also the 1,134,117th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 73 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 42,537. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Drenthe, where 44 percent are found, North Brabant, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Polling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polling last name increased 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polling last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polling earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.33% less than the national average, earning R 106,152 per year and in United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poelling9335/
Pollings932/
Poulling930/
Poling9210,284/
Pollin921,455/
Pollingue8868/
Pollina862,983/
Pulling861,704/
Pohling86906/
Pollien86412/
Poullin86284/
Pollion86279/
Palling86263/
Poeling86228/
Poliong8625/
Polleng8611/
Pollijn868/
Pouling867/
Pollgin866/
Pollind865/
Polieng865/
Polingq862/
Poiling861/
Potling861/
Polings861/
Pooling860/
Polin8314,131/
Polln833/
Poillion80338/
Poehling80261/
Pullings80203/
Paulling80164/
Poullion80128/
Polloeng8044/
Poillien801/
Pohlingk801/
Polllion801/
Pocellin801/
Phohling801/
Poulin7740,157/
Polina775,877/
Paling772,877/
Pollen771,916/
Pallin771,902/
Puling771,254/
Pollyn77997/
Poleng77862/
Peling77712/
Polion77302/
Polgin77105/
Poolin7761/
Pöling7760/
Polien7749/
Polink7748/
Pholin7740/
Pohlin7729/
Polind7712/
Polijn779/
Puolin778/
Poylin777/
Poglin777/
Poläng775/
Polhin775/
Polinn774/
Poilin773/
Polimg772/
Poslin772/
Poluin772/
Potlin772/
Polinx772/
Polint771/
Páling771/
Pollim771/
Poulingue75360/
Pallingue750/
Poln7311/
Pauling713,446/
Peeling71926/
Paullin71925/
Pohleng71803/
Poulina71276/
Pollehn71253/
Pehling71237/
Pallien71153/
Pöhling71148/
Pallina71134/
Palings71103/
Pohlien7188/
Pholien7182/
Pahling7155/
Pulleng7153/
Pulings7146/
Peuling7145/
Patling7144/
Palleng7139/
Pohlink7136/
Pelieng7128/
Pollähn7122/
Pagling7119/
Poullen7114/
Phaling7111/
Pallion7110/
Pheling717/
Polueng716/
Pugling714/
Poulion714/
Poilien714/
Phallin713/
Polyong713/
Poylina712/
Poehlng712/
Pasling712/
Pouslin712/
Palieng712/
Phoglin712/
Polaeng712/
Puiling711/
Poilina711/
Polyuin711/
Pollyna711/
Poolina711/
Puolina711/
Pulingk711/
Pholina711/
Polinne711/
Polengh711/
Pollyon711/
Poloeng711/
Poulint711/
Polleen711/
Pholeng711/
Poleung711/
Polinth711/
Pallint710/
Phuling710/
Posllen710/
Paeling710/
Poutlin710/
Pollent710/
Pollend710/
Pouhlin710/
Palin678,821/
Polen674,864/
Polyn671,126/
Polim67443/
Polinova67285/
Puolienė6747/
Pahlings6731/
Pholyong6730/
Polne6720/
Pollenne6713/
Peulings6712/
Polín6710/
Polinová677/
Pholueng676/
Pholaeng675/
Paulings673/
Pollaehn673/
Pattling673/
Paehling672/
Pouln672/
Poeloeng672/
Palng672/
Pooln671/
Palln671/
Patellin671/
Pallaeng671/
Phalleng671/
Phallyng671/
Polõn671/
Phohleng671/
Phuiling671/
Pautling670/
Poullaen670/
Polnn670/
Phalings670/
Polhn670/
Pacillin670/
Pfhaling670/

Polling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polling in the Russian language
Поллингpolling-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Polling
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