Polma Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Estonia

Polma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile861:204,8436,482
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Finland61:916,11741,832
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Põlma (15) are calculated separately.

Polma (691) may also be a first name.

Polma Last Name Facts

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

Polma (Oriya: େପାଲମା, Russian: Польма) occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Põlma. For other potential spellings of Polma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Polma reside; 34 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Polma is also the 314,578th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 691 people.

The last name is most frequent in Chile, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 204,843. In Chile Polma is primarily found in: Bío Bío Region, where 63 percent are found, Araucanía Region, where 29 percent are found and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Chile this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Estonia, where 15 percent are found.

Polma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polma are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Polma earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Põlma9315/
Poelma91458/
Poolma9157/
Polmai9149/
Polmat919/
Polmas918/
Pholma911/
Poulma911/
Polmay910/
Poolmas83135/
Poilema8391/
Pholmai8321/
Poulmas839/
Pholmat839/
Pholmas832/
Poolmad832/
Potelma831/
Poulmai831/
Pholmma831/
Poulmma831/
Phoolma831/
Pollmay830/
Palma80442,525/
Pulma80742/
Polmo80565/
Polmi80184/
Polme8092/
Pálma8029/
Polmé806/
Polmy801/
Phoolmas771/
Palmas739,986/
Pálmai731,410/
Paulma73441/
Palmay73261/
Palmea73214/
Palmai73159/
Palmaz73148/
Palmah73105/
Pálmay7348/
Polmer7346/
Palmaa7329/
Pulmas7317/
Paalma7313/
Palmat7311/
Pulmai7310/
Poulmi738/
Pallma738/
Polmes738/
Polmio736/
Pollmo736/
Poolme735/
Palmaj734/
Polmie733/
Phelma733/
Polmee732/
Pulmat731/
Poolmi731/
Polmoo731/
Palmau731/
Polmit731/
Pholmo731/
Polmot731/
Polmez731/
Pàlmai731/
Pulmma731/
Paslma731/
Polmahova711/
Pollmer67576/
Pallmay67510/
Pallmma6776/
Poolmee6773/
Polmeer6747/
Palmash6713/
Pholmee6710/
Paulmaz678/
Palmach678/
Palmaya677/
D'Palma677/
Pohlmey674/
Pholmoo673/
Pholmer673/
Palmais672/
Palmaja672/
Phulmat671/
Poulmee671/
Põllmaa671/
Polhmes671/
Pulmaia671/
Palmasz671/
Polmmer671/
Puthlma671/
Palmatt671/
Paulmay671/
Patilma671/
Palmaas671/
Polmood670/

Polma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polma in the Oriya language
େପାଲମାepalama-
Polma in the Russian language
Польмаpolma-

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