Polte Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Polte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1031:72,9889,230
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
France121:5,535,227269,324
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Polte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polte (Russian: Польте) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Polté. Click here to see other possible spellings of Polte.

How Common Is The Last Name Polte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polte is the 290,346th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Polte are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,103 people, or 1 in 72,988. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Polte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polte surname grew 4,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polte are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Polte earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,373 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polté931/
Polter911,132/
Poltee91173/
Poltie9117/
Poltep918/
Poltes916/
Poltey913/
Poltea911/
Polt891,821/
Poulter838,657/
Pollter8328/
Polthep8310/
Pholtee836/
Puolter834/
Pholtep833/
Poolter832/
Polteha832/
Poultet831/
Polthee831/
Palte801,504/
Polti80971/
Polta80577/
Pulte80522/
Poltz80205/
Polty80162/
Poslt8084/
Poolt8017/
Polts8015/
Pholt802/
Polth802/
Poldt801/
Pohlt801/
Poltd801/
Polht801/
Poolthep7722/
Pholthep7710/
Poilette771/
Pholthee771/
Poolthet771/
Poultets770/
Paltep731,223/
Palter73374/
Pulter73372/
Palthe73262/
Paltie73104/
Poselt7393/
Pultee7354/
Polthi7348/
Pultea7347/
Poilet7329/
Poltis7326/
Poltha7322/
Poßelt7320/
Potlet7318/
Poltip7311/
Pultie739/
Pholta739/
Palteh736/
Paltey734/
Poulta734/
Poltay734/
Poltti734/
Paltge734/
Poolta734/
Paalte733/
Poldtz733/
Phalte732/
Polths732/
Pollta732/
Paulte732/
Poltty732/
Paltez732/
Potlti731/
Poltio731/
Pollts731/
Pulthe731/
Palhte731/
Paltea731/
Palted731/
Poulty731/
Poltoi731/
Pultey730/
Potelt730/
Poultz730/
Paltte730/
Posselt675,474/
Pold67687/
Palt67518/
Poillet67262/
Paulter67124/
Palthey6794/
Polthai6742/
Poltsch6719/
Paltesz6719/
Poltova6718/
Paultes6718/
Polthip6714/
Palteha6713/
Pulthee679/
Phalthe678/
Paalthe676/
Pholtip675/
Pholtha673/
Paultte672/
Poltová672/
Pohselt672/
Pul'ter671/
Paaltee671/
Palther671/
Patelte671/
Phoolta671/
Poutelt670/
Phalter670/
Paslter670/

Polte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polte in the Russian language
Польтеpolte-

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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 Polte
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