Polstein Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Polstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Israel171:503,39037,521
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polstein is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Polstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Polstein? popularity and diffusion

Polstein is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Polstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Polstein live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Polstein is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Florida, where 19 percent are found and Illinois, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Polstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polstein surname rose 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polstein last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

Polstein earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.63% more than the national average, earning $60,248 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polestein941/
Potelstein890/
Polsteen887/
Polstain881/
Polstan807/
Paulsteinn780/
Palsteen7511/
Palstine757/
Polestan754/
Polstyne751/
Palestine713,367/
Polestant7170/
Paulstine710/
Polstam6735/
Palstan670/
Pelestan6310/
Palestan631/
Paulestant565/
Palstam5312/

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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 Polstein
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