Polvela Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Polvela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polvela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland731:75,2978,270
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Polvela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polvela occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polvela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Polvela is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Polvela reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Polvela is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 75,297. In Finland Polvela is primarily concentrated in: Päijänne Tavastia, where 33 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 23 percent reside and Lapland, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Finland this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palvela869/
Polvala861/
Polvilai80125/
Pallvela806/
Pholvilai752/
Palvala7140/
Palvila717/
Palveli713/
Puluela711/
Poluelo711/
Polvillo67490/
Palvelli6728/
Palvaila6714/
Pallvala678/
Palvilya672/
Palvalla671/
Pallwela671/
Polluelo671/
Polwilai671/
Polwhele670/
Pallvelli63282/
Phoolwala63159/
Palvillaya591/
Palwala57109/
Pelvola5714/
Palvola578/
Paluelo575/
Palvili571/
Palvillo534/
Pulluelo534/
Palwalla533/
Paulville501/

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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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  • 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 Polvela
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