Polovina Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Polovina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polovina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8021:8,9091,070
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Bosnia and Herzegovina2481:14,2602,727
Russia2361:610,69153,703
Croatia2051:20,6274,262
Albania1311:22,2453,753
Canada411:898,67368,969
Greece321:346,24348,387
Montenegro221:29,0712,552
Belarus211:452,43144,053
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Polovina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polovina (Russian: Половина) is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Polovina click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polovina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 196,194th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,410,176 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Polovina reside; 68 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 8,909. In Serbia Polovina is primarily found in: West Bačka District, where 18 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 16 percent are found and South Banat District, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent are found.

Polovina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Polovina surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Polovina earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2651.35% more than the national average, earning R 6,538,250 per year; in United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $43,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polovina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polovina in the Russian language
Половинаpolovina-

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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 Polovina
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