Poly Surname
Approximately 27,751 people bear this surname
Poly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 24,422 | 1:6,525 | 591 |
| France | 949 | 1:69,992 | 9,749 |
| Brazil | 392 | 1:546,108 | 20,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 370 | 1:62,355 | 3,631 |
| Indonesia | 328 | 1:403,199 | 34,161 |
| India | 229 | 1:3,349,630 | 96,743 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Haiti | 58 | 1:184,205 | 7,235 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
Poly (60,577) may also be a first name.
Poly Demographics
Average Male Poly Height
172.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Poly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻟﻲ, Hindi: पोली, Marathi: पॉल) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,750th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 262,605 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Poly are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Poly is also the 15,739th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 60,577 people.
Poly is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 24,422 people, or 1 in 6,525. Apart from Bangladesh Poly is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Poly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Poly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poly last name expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Poly last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Poly earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $42,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.19% more than the national average, earning $60,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Poly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻟﻲ | bwly | - |
| Poly in the Hindi language | ||
| पोली | poli | - |
| Poly in the Marathi language | ||
| पॉल | pola | - |
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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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- 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 Poly
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