Polo Surname
Approximately 172,919 people bear this surname
Polo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 65,679 | 1:727 | 146 |
| Peru | 22,445 | 1:1,416 | 227 |
| Spain | 21,509 | 1:2,174 | 264 |
| Mexico | 6,921 | 1:17,935 | 1,450 |
| Philippines | 6,601 | 1:15,337 | 1,702 |
| Italy | 6,449 | 1:9,483 | 1,422 |
| Venezuela | 5,857 | 1:5,157 | 641 |
| United States | 4,019 | 1:90,186 | 10,138 |
| Argentina | 3,961 | 1:10,791 | 1,014 |
| Brazil | 3,675 | 1:58,252 | 2,194 |
| Ecuador | 1,988 | 1:8,001 | 1,290 |
| DR Congo | 1,970 | 1:37,502 | 4,646 |
| Cuba | 1,786 | 1:6,452 | 683 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| France | 1,736 | 1:38,262 | 4,736 |
| Bolivia | 1,699 | 1:6,249 | 809 |
| Panama | 1,578 | 1:2,479 | 352 |
| Egypt | 1,525 | 1:60,286 | 5,690 |
| Nigeria | 1,139 | 1:155,525 | 9,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 963 | 1:10,834 | 875 |
| South Africa | 868 | 1:62,417 | 7,860 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Kenya | 753 | 1:61,328 | 5,988 |
| Algeria | 728 | 1:53,065 | 9,108 |
| Guatemala | 594 | 1:27,075 | 1,795 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Indonesia | 428 | 1:308,993 | 27,325 |
| Papua New Guinea | 380 | 1:21,457 | 2,288 |
| Chile | 369 | 1:47,741 | 2,203 |
| Russia | 313 | 1:460,457 | 43,254 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Albania | 174 | 1:16,747 | 2,946 |
| Germany | 160 | 1:503,159 | 42,903 |
| Belgium | 141 | 1:81,536 | 12,817 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Finland | 94 | 1:58,476 | 6,828 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| Lesotho | 88 | 1:23,097 | 4,696 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 88 | 1:15,500 | 1,955 |
| Switzerland | 86 | 1:95,499 | 10,341 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Pakistan | 82 | 1:2,178,584 | 20,204 |
| Haiti | 78 | 1:136,973 | 5,994 |
| China | 60 | 1:22,788,693 | 1,256 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | 1:177,507 | 2,086 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Pólo (35), Poló (12) & Pölô (1) are calculated separately.
Polo (11,754) may also be a first name.
Polo Demographics
Average Polo Salary in
United States
$43,255 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Polo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polo (Hindi: पोलो, Marathi: पोलो, Russian: Поло) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It can also be found as a variant: Pólo, Poló or Pölô. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,263rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,144 people. The last name Polo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Polo are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Polo is also the 54,968th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11,754 people.
This surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is carried by 65,679 people, or 1 in 727. In Colombia Polo is most numerous in: Atlántico Department, where 26 percent live, Magdalena Department, where 16 percent live and Córdoba Department, where 14 percent live. Apart from Colombia it occurs in 150 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.
Polo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Polo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polo last name expanded 15,458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Polo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (59%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Polo surname are 41.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Polo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning €25,847 per year; in Peru they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,420 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.55% less than the national average, earning R 157,920 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning $17,312,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polo in the Hindi language | ||
| पोलो | polo | 95 |
| पोळो | polo | 5 |
| Polo in the Marathi language | ||
| पोलो | polo | 70.97 |
| पॉलो | polo | 29.03 |
| Polo in the Russian language | ||
| Поло | polo | - |
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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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- 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 Polo
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