Poluyan Surname

164,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Poluyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poluyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2661:113,84113,744
Belarus1,2621:7,5291,074
Kazakhstan871:203,24718,833
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Poluyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poluyan (Georgian: პოლუიანი, Russian: Полуян) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poluyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,440th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Poluyan reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 1,266 people, or 1 in 113,841. In Russia Poluyan is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 38 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 5 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 48 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Poluyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Poluyan are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poluyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poluyan in the Georgian language
პოლუიანიpoluiani-
Poluyan in the Russian language
Полуянpoluan-

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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 Poluyan
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