Poly Surname

19,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Poly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh24,4221:6,525591
France9491:69,9929,749
Brazil3921:546,10820,459
Ivory Coast3701:62,3553,631
Indonesia3281:403,19934,161
India2291:3,349,63096,743
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Haiti581:184,2057,235
Australia451:599,90442,958
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Chile201:880,82418,509
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
England201:2,785,90397,972
Greece181:615,54471,673
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China111:124,301,9616,553
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Poly (60,577) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polly897,777/
Poley894,233/
Pouly891,819/
Polay89421/
Pohly89356/
Polya89215/
Polyo89200/
Poloy89192/
Poliy89138/
Polyi8969/
Pholy8911/
Pooly899/
Polhy898/
Polyy893/
Poluy892/
Poily891/
Polley8028,353/
Pooley808,512/
Pollay80626/
Poilly80619/
Posley80589/
Polych80442/
Pohley80181/
Polaya80172/
Pollya80115/
Poully8086/
Pouley8068/
Pohlyd8064/
Poolly8054/
Poolay8039/
Poliey8033/
Poiley8025/
Polohy8024/
Poliay8017/
Polyts8016/
Polaiy8010/
Poulay806/
Polhyi806/
Potlay805/
Poolya805/
Polliy804/
Pholay804/
Poslay803/
Poilay803/
Poleey802/
Pholoy802/
Pohlyt802/
Potley801/
Pothly801/
Puoley801/
Poulya801/
Poelay801/
Pollyo801/
Polloy801/
Polays801/
Pholiy801/
Poleyh801/
Pouloy801/
Pholly801/
Pously801/
Pholya801/
Pohlya801/
Poeloy801/
Polyai801/
Pholey800/
Phoely800/
Poli7570,413/
Pole7537,956/
Pola7536,367/
Paly751,300/
Puly75120/
Polj7529/
Pály7520/
Polé7514/
Polá751/
Polyuha731,078/
Pollohy73179/
Polleys73152/
Poolyai7341/
Polhuys7336/
Pollaya7332/
Poulley7315/
Pousley7312/
Poollay737/
Polliey735/
Phoolya734/
Poullay734/
Pholyai734/
Poisley733/
Polllay733/
Pollahy733/
Polohyi733/
Poosley732/
Poolley732/
Poislay732/
Pohylyi732/
Polloey731/
Poolych731/
Poylych731/
Phollyo731/
Puolytė731/
Pollaay731/
Pollley731/
Poulaya731/
Phoolay731/
Pholyoy731/
Poolauy731/
Pohlych731/
Pooleey730/
Polleyd730/
Poole67120,940/
Pauly6719,792/
Phola6711,911/
Palyi6711,357/
Poola679,879/
Pohle679,865/
Polai679,643/
Polli679,425/
Paley678,799/
Polei678,312/
Polis676,706/
Pouli676,691/
Pally676,240/
Polit676,068/
Polle675,882/
Polla675,574/
Polii675,362/
Palay674,753/
Paliy674,509/
Poles673,956/
Polet673,311/
Polio672,463/
Polge671,523/
Pulya671,056/
Palya671,007/
Polea67701/
Puley67648/
Pályi67605/
Polih67553/
Phole67537/
Pully67530/
Polia67523/
Poler67500/
Pulay67499/
Poile67491/
Polee67457/
Polie67450/
Pólya67424/
Potli67406/
Poula67368/
Peuly67362/
Polip67321/
Palyo67294/
Polez67280/
Potle67251/
Pholi67231/
Poule67218/
Polej67196/
Poila67193/
Pohli67185/
Poyle67151/
Pollé67131/
Poloi67126/
Polep67119/
Poloa67118/
Poliz67102/
Poleh6794/
Pulyi6794/
Polhe6791/
Paloy6790/
Pálya6788/
Phaly6775/
Poleč6768/
Palyh6768/
Poele6763/
Posle6756/
Phuly6741/
Polgi6739/
Polyhova6737/
Poleš6736/
Puloy6736/
Poled6735/
Pulyo6735/
Poili6732/
Polaa6729/
Poleś6726/
Paluy6725/
Puoli6723/
Polui6722/
Pólay6721/
Polaj6720/
Puola6720/
Poloj6718/
Polid6715/
Poyla6712/
Palyy678/
Puliy677/
Posli676/
Puhly675/
Polje675/
Poleć675/
Pólyi674/
Polès674/
Polij674/
Pollohyi674/
Polyshch674/
Ppoli673/
Pollè673/
Polít673/
Polhi672/
Pollahyi672/
Puily671/
Ppola671/
Poselley671/
Puole671/
Poyli671/
Pfoli671/
Pahly671/
Hpole671/
Poilé671/
Pálhy671/
Pálly671/
Poluj671/
Polyaids671/
Polée671/
Ppole671/
Poliç671/
Pulyh671/
Pulhy670/
Pfaly670/
Paaly670/

Poly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻟﻲbwly-
Poly in the Hindi language
पोलीpoli-
Poly in the Marathi language
पॉलpola-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poly
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