Polonius Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Aruba

Polonius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polonius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland431:883,92467,072
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Curaçao41:39,312638
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Polonius (126) may also be a first name.

Polonius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polonius occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polonius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Polonius live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 829,183rd most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 126 people.

It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 883,924. Besides Poland it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Polonius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polonius last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Polonius earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,140 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polonoius941/
Polonious940/
Polenius8821/
Palonius886/
Polhanius820/
Palenius75465/
Palanius7519/
Pelenius7513/
Pelanius751/
Palaniu675/
Palaniuc6370/
Pelenyus636/
Polanjou631/
Polanhou631/
Polaneos631/
Palahniuc5979/
Palanju532/

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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 Polonius
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