Polteva Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Polteva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polteva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5991:240,60625,673
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Polteva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polteva (Russian: Полтева) is found most in Russia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polteva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 454,874th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. Polteva occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Polteva reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 599 people, or 1 in 240,606. In Russia it is primarily found in: Chuvash Republic, where 10 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Oryol Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.

Polteva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Polteva last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Polteva are 20.8% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 67.57% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poltaeva93168/
Polteeva938/
Poltev92597/
Poltava86294/
Palteva863/
Polteev862/
Poltiev862/
Paltaeva8093/
Paltieva8028/
Palteeva802/
Paltoeva801/
Poltef7717/
Paltev771/
Palthevad751/
Paltiev7121/
Palthevath711/
Palteev711/
Poltavei671/
Palthiva671/
Poolthawa631/
Poltif621/
Paltayvath591/
Palthayvath561/
Pholthib534/
Paltiwas531/
Paltywath501/

Polteva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polteva in the Russian language
Полтеваpolteva-

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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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  • 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 Polteva
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