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

The last name Polowi is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polowi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 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.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Paraná, where 76 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 14 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 10 percent reside. Beside Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Israel, where 19 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Polowi
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