Polo Surname

3,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Polo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia65,6791:727146
Peru22,4451:1,416227
Spain21,5091:2,174264
Mexico6,9211:17,9351,450
Philippines6,6011:15,3371,702
Italy6,4491:9,4831,422
Venezuela5,8571:5,157641
United States4,0191:90,18610,138
Argentina3,9611:10,7911,014
Brazil3,6751:58,2522,194
Ecuador1,9881:8,0011,290
DR Congo1,9701:37,5024,646
Cuba1,7861:6,452683
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
France1,7361:38,2624,736
Bolivia1,6991:6,249809
Panama1,5781:2,479352
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
Nigeria1,1391:155,5259,801
Dominican Republic9631:10,834875
South Africa8681:62,4177,860
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Kenya7531:61,3285,988
Algeria7281:53,0659,108
Guatemala5941:27,0751,795
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Indonesia4281:308,99327,325
Papua New Guinea3801:21,4572,288
Chile3691:47,7412,203
Russia3131:460,45743,254
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Albania1741:16,7472,946
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
England1351:412,72628,150
Uganda1181:330,84122,179
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Liberia1021:43,2213,943
Finland941:58,4766,828
Australia881:306,76926,711
Lesotho881:23,0974,696
Trinidad and Tobago881:15,5001,955
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
Haiti781:136,9735,994
China601:22,788,6931,256
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Greece371:299,45443,754
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Aruba321:3,234449
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Andorra111:7,6221,167
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Austria101:851,54467,454
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Togo91:805,3086,372
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Congo81:623,63715,053
Guam81:20,0153,029
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Monaco71:5,295668
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Pólo (35), Poló (12) & Pölô (1) are calculated separately.

Polo (11,754) may also be a first name.

Polo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polo (Hindi: पोलो, Marathi: पोलो, Russian: Поло) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pólo, Poló or Pölô. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,263rd most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,144 people. The surname is primarily found 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. It is also the 54,968th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 11,754 people.

The surname Polo is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 65,679 people, or 1 in 727. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Atlántico Department, where 26 percent are found, Magdalena Department, where 16 percent are found and Córdoba Department, where 14 percent are found. Beside Colombia this last name is found in 150 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 13 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Polo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Polo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polo surname rose 15,458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Polo surname is predominantly 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 last name are 41.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.14% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pólo9235/
Poló9212/
Pholo899,194/
Pollo894,658/
Polio892,463/
Poloz892,139/
Polos891,893/
Poulo891,851/
Poolo89482/
Pohlo89407/
Polgo89346/
Polot89268/
Polop89233/
Polyo89200/
Poloy89192/
Poloi89126/
Polou89122/
Poloa89118/
Potlo8999/
Polod8995/
Poloh8975/
Poylo8974/
Poelo8974/
Poslo8957/
Polho8947/
Puolo8932/
Poluo8930/
Poloj8918/
Poilo8913/
Poloo8912/
Pološ895/
Pölô831/
Pollio804,325/
Poulou801,414/
Phohlo80965/
Pohlod80876/
Polous80480/
Poloch80451/
Poulot80427/
Phoolo80399/
Polhoš80351/
Pollos80311/
Poullo80219/
Pohloh80210/
Polios80165/
Poolos80152/
Poglio80134/
Pooloo80107/
Pohlot80105/
Pollot8093/
Polloh8077/
Polott8055/
Polocz8051/
Polooj8039/
Poello8034/
Pholoa8033/
Potloh8033/
Polloi8028/
Poulio8024/
Polohy8024/
Pholio8023/
Polozs8014/
Polhos8014/
Poylio8013/
Phollo8011/
Poloit809/
Poloss808/
Poloos808/
Puolos807/
Polyos806/
Polois805/
Poylot805/
Poelho804/
Pholoi804/
Polhod804/
Polyot804/
Poloot803/
Pouloh803/
Pollod802/
Potloo802/
Poliot802/
Poylos802/
Pollop802/
Pholot802/
Poulho802/
Pholoy802/
Polhoh802/
Poolio801/
Polloa801/
Polloj801/
Polloz801/
Pfohlo801/
Pollou801/
Polioe801/
Pollyo801/
Polloy801/
Poillo801/
Poilop801/
Poilot801/
Poilou801/
Pouloi801/
Pouloy801/
Bpoulo801/
Pholos801/
Pouloo801/
Poolod801/
Poolou801/
Poeloy801/
Pola7536,367/
Palo7524,436/
Pelo755,586/
Pulo753,135/
Pálo755/
Pélo752/
Polá751/
Pouliot7313,128/
Poulios733,021/
Poillot731,044/
Poullos73429/
Posillo73355/
Potillo73286/
Poullot73219/
Pollohy73179/
Polhout73115/
Potloot73112/
Poolloo7381/
Polhoud7353/
Pouloux7343/
Polliot7343/
Poullou7339/
Photloi7336/
Poulous7329/
Potlood7321/
Posello7315/
Potello7310/
Polloch739/
Pholyos739/
Pollott737/
Poulosh736/
Poylios735/
Pocillo735/
Polóová734/
Pouloit733/
Potloth733/
Pholyot733/
Polohyi733/
Polotch732/
Polyott732/
Pottlos732/
Polloha732/
Pollosh732/
Pollios732/
Poulout732/
Poilous731/
Pollouh731/
Poloush731/
Puoliot731/
Poulois731/
Pouloss731/
Geepolo731/
Phollyo731/
Phooloo731/
Poillio731/
Posloux731/
Potloch731/
Pouluot731/
Pholyoy731/
Polhoha731/
Polloup731/
Poolyod731/
Polloud730/
Pollout730/
Polloux730/
Paulo67492,160/
Polat67240,802/
Palos6715,430/
Phola6711,911/
Pallo6710,613/
Poola679,879/
Potla677,888/
Palou677,047/
Paloi676,179/
Polla675,574/
Polas672,682/
Palop672,279/
Pullo671,496/
Polad671,136/
Palot67978/
Phalo67970/
Palod67919/
Paloa67784/
Pohla67727/
Pálos67671/
Polia67523/
Polga67522/
Pulot67370/
Poula67368/
Paloš67353/
Peloi67324/
Pulod67307/
Phelo67291/
Puloh67289/
Peelo67285/
Paloh67254/
Phulo67221/
Polya67215/
Poila67193/
Polap67176/
Paelo67175/
Poela67159/
Paalo67134/
Pulou67127/
Polau67111/
Pulop67103/
Paloy6790/
Puloo6786/
Polohová6783/
Paslo6778/
Patlo6774/
Polah6770/
Poulliot6765/
Paloj6757/
Peloy6756/
Posla6751/
Poláš6749/
Puilo6746/
Polaz6746/
Polohova6744/
Polha6744/
Paloo6741/
Puloy6736/
Paloș6735/
Poilliot6731/
Pehlo6730/
Polaa6729/
Pouliott6728/
Paloş6728/
Polló6726/
Peloh6724/
Puola6720/
Pólos6720/
Puhlo6720/
Põllo6719/
Póloš6718/
Poullott6716/
Pollosch6716/
Peloo6714/
Paloz6714/
Pahlo6713/
Poyla6712/
Polyaova6712/
Pottillo6711/
Puloa678/
Poggiloi675/
Poilloux675/
Puloj674/
Pollohyi674/
Páloš673/
Puylo672/
Polaš672/
Posiello672/
Poladowa671/
Ppola671/
Poitillo671/
Pouhliot671/
Póllo671/
Peulo671/
Pàulo671/
Polać671/
Polahova671/
Puloi671/
Possillo671/
Potillio671/
Polyaová671/
Poullous671/

Polo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polo in the Hindi language
पोलोpolo95
पोळोpolo5
Polo in the Marathi language
पोलोpolo70.97
पॉलोpolo29.03
Polo in the Russian language
Полоpolo-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Polo
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