Polycarp Surname

98,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Polycarp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polycarp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0841:43,3753,398
Tanzania5341:99,1429,787
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Polycarp (16,634) may also be a first name.

Polycarp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polycarp (Bengali: পলিকার্প, Oriya: ପଲିକାରପ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polycarp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polycarp is the 98,878th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,520,456 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Polycarp are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,196th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16,634 people.

Polycarp is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,084 people, or 1 in 43,375. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 27 percent live, Adamawa, where 19 percent live and Plateau, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Polycarp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Polycarp earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.66% more than the national average, earning $55,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polycarp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polycarp in the Bengali language
পলিকার্পpalikarpa-
Polycarp in the Oriya language
ପଲିକାରପpalikarapa-

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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 Polycarp
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