Polva Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Polva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Polva (11) may also be a first name.
Polva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polva (Hindi: पोलवा, Russian: Польва) occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Polva.
How Common Is The Last Name Polva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Polva reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America. Polva is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 11 people.
Polva is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,816,768. In Brazil Polva is most frequent in: Maranhão, where 68 percent live, Pará, where 9 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Polva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Polva in the Hindi language | ||
| पोलवा | polava | - |
| Polva in the Russian language | ||
| Польва | polva | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Polva
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