Pols Surname

115,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pols Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,7341:6,177679
Germany2721:295,97630,536
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Australia801:337,44628,659
Latvia381:53,9498,130
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
England191:2,932,529101,561
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
India111:69,733,217610,955
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Norway91:571,36544,190
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
France61:11,070,454349,096
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Polš (1) are calculated separately.

Pols (27) may also be a first name.

Pols Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pols (Hindi: पॉल्स, Marathi: पोलस, Russian: Польс) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant: Polš. For other potential spellings of Pols click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pols? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pols is the 115,237th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,818,250 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pols are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pols is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Pols is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,734 people, or 1 in 6,177. In The Netherlands Pols is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and North Brabant, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Pols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pols has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pols Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pols last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Pols earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.55% more than the national average, earning R 585,900 per year; in United States they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning $52,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $55,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polš921/
Poles893,956/
Poels893,865/
Pouls89660/
Pohls89233/
Polls89157/
Pools89129/
Polst8987/
Polse8974/
Polsz8927/
Phols8918/
Poils8914/
Polss899/
Polhs897/
Potls891/
Poyls891/
Poulos8011,336/
Polese804,381/
Polles80574/
Poehls80561/
Poules80240/
Pooles80141/
Poiles8080/
Polesz8046/
Poulse8028/
Poeles8016/
Poless809/
Posles802/
Pohles802/
Poulls801/
Poyles800/
Pholes800/
Posels800/
Polest800/
Phouls800/
Puls759,928/
Pals753,770/
Polz752,324/
Püls75201/
Páls753/
Poulhes73204/
Poulles7350/
Pouyles7322/
Pollese7319/
Polsová739/
Poglies739/
Polsova733/
Polesse732/
Polless731/
Pouless731/
Phoehls731/
Phoolse731/
Poelles731/
Pottles730/
Pootles730/
Possels730/
Poulese730/
Posells730/
Pauls6713,411/
Pales672,834/
Pulse671,209/
Polce671,182/
Peles671,153/
Pules67738/
Pulst67730/
Pulos67708/
Pahls67522/
Palse67433/
Polez67280/
Polch67140/
Polesová67116/
Polesova6787/
Páles6762/
Polše6762/
Polze6753/
Pulsz6752/
Palls6748/
Pulss6747/
Pfolz6746/
Paals6738/
Pulls6736/
Poelz6732/
Poleś6726/
Puhls6717/
Phels6716/
Polzt6716/
Poglisch677/
Palsh676/
Palsz676/
Pulsh676/
Polshova675/
Polje675/
Pfals675/
Pootless674/
Poulx672/
Pôles672/
Palst672/
Puyls671/
Poolz671/
Phals671/
Palsø671/
Potilles671/
Popoulos671/
Palsd671/
Pollz670/
Pholz670/

Pols Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pols in the Hindi language
पॉल्सpolsa-
Pols in the Marathi language
पोलसpolasa85.71
पॉलpola14.29
Pols in the Russian language
Польсpols-

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Pols Reference & Research

PULS FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

PULS FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pols
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