Polton Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Polton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
South Africa651:833,50355,653
England541:1,031,81650,675
France151:4,428,181244,602
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Polton (166) may also be a first name.

Polton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polton (Russian: Полтон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polton is the 833,931st most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Polton reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Polton is also the 710,504th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 166 people.

The last name Polton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 29 percent are found, Colorado, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Polton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polton surname expanded 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Polton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polton surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Polton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.07% more than the national average, earning R 389,904 per year; in United States they earn 30.9% more than the national average, earning $56,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.79% more than the national average, earning $70,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polton in the Russian language
Полтонpolton-

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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
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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 Polton
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