Polowi Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Polowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Israel81:1,069,70462,476

Polowi Last Name Facts

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

Polowi is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polowi? popularity and diffusion

Polowi is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Polowi reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Polowi is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 76 percent live, Mato Grosso, where 14 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 10 percent live. Not including Brazil Polowi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Israel, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polowei9225/
Polowoi922/
Polowyi921/
Polowij921/
Polowich8643/
Poluowei861/
Polowy83808/
Polovi8315/
Palowi836/
Polowe835/
Polobi834/
Polevoi773,059/
Polovyi77362/
Polovoi77335/
Poloway77272/
Polovei7799/
Pollowy7736/
Polovio7718/
Polobai7710/
Pollobi7710/
Pulowei779/
Palowei778/
Polovit777/
Polewoi774/
Polowys774/
Poloviy773/
Polowoy771/
Polovaia71737/
Poulouwe71526/
Polovich71180/
Polloway7182/
Palowich7113/
Pholawit714/
Polowetz712/
Paliowei711/
Pollovio711/
Poloevyi711/
Poloveis711/
Polawich711/
Pollawit711/
Paliowis711/
Pelawi674,663/
Palawi67190/
Pelowe6773/
Polovy6740/
Pauloweit6727/
Polove6724/
Poluwa6722/
Paulowich6715/
Polabi678/
Poslovich676/
Polewe674/
Polevi674/
Poylovich673/
Pulawi672/
Polavi672/
Paluwi672/
Polewy672/
Palovi671/
Pallowich671/
Polobe671/
Polawy671/
Puluwi671/
Palewi671/
Poulossui671/

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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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  • 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 Polowi
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