Pololo Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pololo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pololo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pololo (97) may also be a first name.

Pololo Last Name Facts

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

Pololo (Russian: Пололо) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pololo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Pololo live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Pololo is also the 962,660th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 97 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Western Cape, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Pololo Last Name Statistics demography

Pololo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.85% less than the national average, earning R 154,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohlolo9244/
Pololos9233/
Poulolo9222/
Pololou9221/
Phololo9220/
Polollo924/
Poliolo921/
Pholoelo8617/
Phohlolo869/
Polollio861/
Polelo831,263/
Polola83331/
Palolo83120/
Polalo8316/
Pelolo8315/
Pouloulou805/
Polosello802/
Pollola77245/
Pololla7738/
Polaelo7722/
Palollo7721/
Potlola7721/
Palolod779/
Pholelo774/
Poloola774/
Paloloi773/
Pelolio773/
Paulolo772/
Pololia771/
Pollelo771/
Polallo771/
Puloloo771/
Polgola771/
Polgolla71740/
Paloulou7185/
Potlolla7168/
Poololla7113/
Puloloih715/
Poullola711/
Patlollo711/
Pollolla711/
Potllola711/
Ppotlola711/
Palolloh711/
Palola671,105/
Polela67687/
Polala67230/
Pelola6799/
Pulola6718/
Polula676/
Paloulout674/
Polóla671/
Potlollaa671/

Pololo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pololo in the Russian language
Пололоpololo-

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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 Pololo
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