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
Polo Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Polo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Polo (Hindi: पोलो, Marathi: पोलो, Russian: Поло) is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pólo, Poló or Pölô. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Polo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polo is the 3,263rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,144 people. The last name Polo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Polo live; 61 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 54,968th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 11,754 people.
This last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 65,679 people, or 1 in 727. In Colombia Polo is most common in: Atlántico Department, where 26 percent live, Magdalena Department, where 16 percent live and Córdoba Department, where 14 percent live. Besides Colombia this last name is found in 150 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.
Polo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Polo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polo last name 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (59%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Polo surname are 41.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.14% being 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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