Poluma Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Poluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930

Poluma (24) may also be a first name.

Poluma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poluma is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poluma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Poluma is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Poluma reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Poluma is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

The surname Poluma is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 43 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent live and Northern, where 17 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polouma921/
Polumah921/
Pollumaa862/
Poulouma861/
Poloumai861/
Polhumas861/
Poloma83358/
Paluma83329/
Puluma83188/
Polima83148/
Polume8392/
Polumo8310/
Peluma835/
Polumi832/
Palouma773,783/
Palumaa77100/
Pholoma7787/
Pulumai7763/
Pulguma7735/
Palauma7719/
Palumas7715/
Pauluma778/
Polusme775/
Polomaa775/
Phaluma774/
Pulumay772/
Peleuma771/
Polomay771/
Pollima771/
Phuluma771/
Polomah771/
Palumah771/
Polumeh771/
Polomai771/
Polimma771/
Polaume771/
Polumui771/
Paulusma71778/
Põllumaa7135/
Pulumaia7115/
Pullumaj7113/
Pallouma714/
Paulumah713/
Polhumes710/
Pollumos710/
Paloma6714,923/
Palima674,944/
Pulumo67716/
Pelima67279/
Polome67229/
Polomi67224/
Palume67174/
Polomé67172/
Pulume6794/
Polomo6764/
Palumo6749/
Pelumo6723/
Puloma6715/
Pulumi6711/
Polimo677/
Pollumägi675/
Palumi675/
Pallgumma675/
Pollumees673/
Polomy672/
Palusmath671/
Palumé671/

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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 Poluma
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