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 surname Polm (Hindi: पोलम, Russian: Полм) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Põlm. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Polm is mostly found 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 102 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States Polm is most numerous in: Maryland, where 23 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Missouri, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Polm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Polm last name grew 907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polm surname are 24.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.74% being registered with the political 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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