Polt Surname

223,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Polt Surname User-submission:

A short form of the first name Hippolyt, which means 'freer of horses'.

Polt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria9551:8,9171,153
United States4701:771,18959,919
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Germany861:936,11065,790
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England31:18,572,686338,250
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Polt (30) may also be a first name.

Polt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A short form of the first name Hippolyt, which means 'freer of horses'.

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Polt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polt (Russian: Полт) is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polt is the 223,609th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,001,947 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Polt are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Polt is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 955 people, or 1 in 8,917. In Austria it is most common in: Lower Austria, where 47 percent live, Vienna, where 30 percent live and Styria, where 13 percent live. Barring Austria it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Hungary, where 10 percent live.

Polt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Polt last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Polt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.87% more than the national average, earning $64,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polte891,319/
Poltz89205/
Poslt8984/
Poelt8937/
Poolt8917/
Polts8915/
Poult893/
Pholt892/
Polth892/
Poldt891/
Pohlt891/
Poltd891/
Polht891/
Pol8647,849/
Poselt8093/
Poilet8029/
Poßelt8020/
Potlet8018/
Poldtz803/
Polths802/
Pollts801/
Potelt800/
Poultz800/
Pohl7584,918/
Pool7558,576/
Pole7537,956/
Poul7519,726/
Puol7515,596/
Poll7510,172/
Pold75687/
Palt75518/
Pult75474/
Polh75403/
Poil75313/
Phol75241/
Posl75175/
Pfol759/
Potl756/
Ppol755/
Polp753/
Poyl753/
Pojl752/
Polì752/
Vpol752/
Hpol751/
Bpol751/
Posselt735,474/
Poillet73262/
Poltsch7319/
Poltova7318/
Poltová732/
Pohselt732/
Poutelt730/
Poole67120,940/
Polle675,882/
Potel674,174/
Phool673,650/
Pfohl672,868/
Pultz671,875/
Palte671,504/
Phole67537/
Pulte67522/
Poile67491/
Paltz67385/
Posel67358/
Palts67313/
Poisl67220/
Poule67218/
Polcz67207/
Poull67203/
Pults67172/
Poyle67151/
Polhe6791/
Pault6775/
Posle6756/
Potil6741/
Põlts6738/
Posil6730/
Poëll6727/
Pholh6725/
Pohll6723/
Phelt6721/
Pooll6718/
Pouhl6715/
Pogli6712/
Poulø679/
Patlt678/
Phoul678/
Pocel678/
Pohul677/
Polhs677/
Posseltz677/
Pfhol676/
Poulh676/
Pholl676/
Pocil675/
Phohl673/
Pould673/
Paltt673/
Posseldt673/
Posseltt673/
Pfalt672/
Palth672/
Polph672/
Poulp672/
Poysl672/
Poitl672/
Polll672/
Polhl672/
Ppool671/
Poilette671/
Potll671/
Puole671/
Pfoul671/
Hpole671/
Pallt671/
Pollh671/
Phalt671/
Ppoil671/
Ppole671/
Phosl671/
Pholp671/
Pohjl671/
Poold670/
Pfoll670/
Poolp670/
Pfool670/
Poill670/
Pfold670/
Vpool670/
Puoll670/
Peult670/

Polt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polt in the Russian language
Полтpolt-

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