Pollyn Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pollyn Surname Definition:

From pol-lyn, the head or top of the pond or pool. There is Polean in Pelynt, which Pryce derives from pol-lean, the full pool.

Pollyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8991:197,04411,832
Belgium431:267,36432,244
England191:2,932,529101,561
France101:6,642,272293,169
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Pollyn (200) may also be a first name.

Pollyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pol-lyn, the head or top of the pond or pool. There is Polean in Pelynt, which Pryce derives from pol-lean, the full pool.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Pollyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pollyn occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Pollyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 362,542nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname Pollyn occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Pollyn live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 640,739th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 200 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 197,044. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Delta, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Pollyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pollyn has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pollyn last name expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pollyn Last Name Statistics demography

Pollyn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pollyna921/
Pollyon921/
Polyn911,126/
Polln913/
Pollen831,916/
Pollin831,455/
Polyna83154/
Polyon83129/
Pullyn8331/
Poulyn836/
Pollym833/
Polynt832/
Pallyn831/
Poln8011/
Pollina772,983/
Polling77696/
Pollien77412/
Poullin77284/
Pollion77279/
Pollehn77253/
Pollähn7722/
Poullen7714/
Polleng7711/
Pollijn778/
Pollgin776/
Pollind775/
Pholyon775/
Paullyn773/
Poellen773/
Polyuin771/
Polleen771/
Polyuen771/
Pallynn770/
Posllen770/
Pollent770/
Pollend770/
Polin7314,131/
Polen734,864/
Pulyn73190/
Palyn7372/
Polne7320/
Polín7310/
Pouln732/
Pooln731/
Palln731/
Polõn731/
Polnn730/
Poeln730/
Polhn730/
Pulln730/
Poillion71338/
Polynova71305/
Poullion71128/
Pollenne7113/
Poellien718/
Pollaehn713/
Poillien711/
Polllion711/
Pocellin711/
Poolyaen711/
Poullaen710/
Poulling710/
Poulin6740,157/
Pullen6729,957/
Poling6710,284/
Pullin677,008/
Polina675,877/
Pallin671,902/
Pallen671,364/
Pohlen671,244/
Poleng67862/
Püllen67433/
Poelen67371/
Poolen67327/
Polion67302/
Poulen67283/
Pulyna67169/
Polgin67105/
Polent67103/
Paulyn6780/
Pollingue6768/
Polhen6764/
Poolin6761/
Polien6749/
Polehn6743/
Pollem6740/
Pholin6740/
Pohlin6729/
Pulyon6729/
Polend6728/
Palyna6722/
Polind6712/
Poelin6710/
Pohlén6710/
Palyon679/
Polijn679/
Puolin678/
Poylin677/
Poilen677/
Poglin677/
Poleen675/
Poläng675/
Polhin675/
Pallín675/
Polinn674/
Poilin673/
Polaen673/
Poslin672/
Poluin672/
Potlin672/
Poslen671/
Poleun671/
Polint671/
Potlen671/
Pollim671/

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