Polm Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Polm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Põlm (38) are calculated separately.

Polm (102) may also be a first name.

Polm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polm (Hindi: पोलम, Russian: Полм) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Põlm. Click here for further possible spellings of Polm.

How Common Is The Last Name Polm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polm is the 744,013th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. Polm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Polm live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 935,178th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 102 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States Polm is mostly found in: Maryland, where 23 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Missouri, where 15 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Polm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polm surname expanded 907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polm are 24.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.74% being registered to vote for the party.

Polm earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.16% less than the national average, earning $39,629 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Põlm9238/
Polme8992/
Pollm891/
Poolme805/
Potlem804/
Pfolmm801/
Palm7549,534/
Pulm75248/
Pülm75156/
Polmová7378/
Polmova731/
Palme677,007/
Pahlm6777/
Põlme6723/
Pallm6719/
Pulme6710/
Phalm679/
Palmø678/
Paulm675/
Palmå675/
Palmt672/
Pelhm671/
Palhm671/
Phulm671/
Pfulm671/
Phelm671/
Peulm670/
Paulme60643/
Pallme60148/
Paalme6012/
Palmhe601/
Pfaulm601/
Phalme601/
Patlem601/
Patelm601/
Palmova55309/
Palmová55221/
Patelmd551/
Palmehed507/

Polm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polm in the Hindi language
पोलमpolama-
Polm in the Russian language
Полмpolm-

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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 Polm
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