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 be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Polva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Polva is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. Polva is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Polva live; 81 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Luso-South America. Polva is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 2,816,768. In Brazil Polva is primarily concentrated in: Maranhão, where 68 percent reside, Pará, where 9 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Polva is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
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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