Polvi Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Polvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3491:15,7502,281
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada861:428,43737,472
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polvi (12) may also be a first name.

Polvi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polvi (Russian: Польви) is found most in Finland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Polvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Polvi is the 521,266th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The last name Polvi is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Polvi are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia. Polvi is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Polvi is most widespread in Finland, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 15,750. In Finland it is most frequent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 28 percent live, Uusimaa, where 19 percent live and Satakunta, where 13 percent live. Beside Finland this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Polvi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polvi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polvi surname expanded 12,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polvi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Polvi surname are 22.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Polvi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $43,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polvis9124/
Polvai910/
Polvio910/
Polvist834/
Polvith831/
Polvish831/
Polvich831/
Palvi803,758/
Polve80137/
Polva8094/
Polui8022/
Polvy809/
Pelvi807/
Polvé803/
Palvai731,229/
Pallvi73474/
Polhui73262/
Palvie73257/
Polver73121/
Poilve73104/
Polves7336/
Polvoa7334/
Palvis7318/
Palvio7315/
Poilvé7313/
Polvay7312/
Polwai7310/
Polvet738/
Paalvi736/
Pholwi735/
Palvoi734/
Poliue734/
Potlui733/
Pehlvi733/
Polvee732/
Paslvi732/
Palvip731/
Phalvi731/
Palvyi731/
Poluis731/
Palviy731/
Pelvai731/
Polvoy731/
Palvit730/
Poilvet67257/
Polhuis67255/
Poulvet6746/
Poilvez6714/
Poliues6712/
Pallvid677/
Paalvai675/
Poileve674/
Pallvai674/
Palvaai674/
Pahalvi673/
Polvaya672/
Palvaia671/
Pholwai671/
Pholbai671/
Palvhai671/
Polwais671/
Poilevé671/
Polvech671/
Poulver670/

Polvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polvi in the Russian language
Польвиpolvi-

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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 Polvi
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