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 surname Poly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻟﻲ, Hindi: पोली, Marathi: पॉल) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Poly click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,750th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 262,605 people. This last name is mostly found 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 internationally, borne by 60,577 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 24,422 people, or 1 in 6,525. Without taking into account Bangladesh it exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Poly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Poly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Poly surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.69% registered with the political 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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