Polvera Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Polvera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polvera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1601:632,73967,224
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Pòlvera (1) are calculated separately.

Polvera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polvera is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pòlvera. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polvera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Polvera are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Polvera is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 632,739. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 36 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 33 percent live and Central Visayas, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pòlvera951/
Polverea936/
Polveras934/
Polveira934/
Pulvera863,775/
Polvora861,106/
Polvere86957/
Polvara86395/
Pelvera86104/
Polveri8678/
Polvero8628/
Polbera8622/
Polvira863/
Palvera862/
Polveiro80206/
Pulverea8045/
Pulveras8032/
Palveras8025/
Polveres8015/
Polverio806/
Polveroz801/
Polvorra801/
Polvirat801/
Pólvora71151/
Pulvere7177/
Pelvira7131/
Pulbera7130/
Palvere7115/
Pulvira7114/
Pulveri7114/
Pulvery7111/
Palveri714/
Puluera712/
Palvara712/
Paluera711/
Pòlvora711/
Palvery710/
Pulverer6793/
Palberas6743/
Poulbere6712/
Pulveris674/
Pulviras671/
Pulvieri671/
Pulverie671/

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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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  • 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 Polvera
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