Pulis Surname

173,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Pulis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0801:335,61030,294
Australia4391:61,4947,426
Malta3911:1,100130
Canada891:413,99536,402
India691:11,116,890206,545
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
England521:1,071,50151,923
Nepal441:647,2944,928
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
France141:4,744,480251,814
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

The alternate forms: Puliš (86) are calculated separately.

Pulis (5,788) may also be a first name.

Pulis Last Name Facts

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

Pulis (Hindi: पुलिस, Marathi: पुलीस, Oriya: ପୁଲିସ, Russian: Пулис) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Puliš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,051st most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,933,795 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pulis reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pulis is also the 87,703rd most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 5,788 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,080 people, or 1 in 335,610. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Malta, where 16 percent reside.

Pulis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pulis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pulis surname grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pulis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulis last name are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.98% registered with the party.

The amount Pulis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puliš9386/
Poulis912,384/
Paulis912,284/
Pullis91647/
Pulise9172/
Pulish9124/
Pulios9124/
Puslis9122/
Pulisz914/
Phulis913/
Pulist912/
Peulis911/
Puli8948,735/
Poulios833,021/
Paulais83460/
Poullis83345/
Paulish83174/
Paulisz8360/
Pulheis8359/
Pullise8344/
Pauluis8337/
Pulishe8337/
Poulish8336/
Paulise8329/
Paullis8319/
Paulios8313/
Puglies8310/
Paulist838/
Paulies838/
Poulies837/
Phulise836/
Phoulis833/
Putlise832/
Pullies832/
Pauliss831/
Poulois831/
Pulisch831/
Poulise831/
Poutlis831/
Pulisse831/
Paulihs831/
Phullis830/
Pulluis830/
Pauli8026,721/
Polis806,706/
Pouli806,691/
Pulli804,895/
Pilis801,990/
Pulai801,561/
Pulei801,194/
Pulit80871/
Pulia80822/
Phuli80772/
Pules80738/
Puili80240/
Putli80190/
Pulih80174/
Pulic80137/
Pulio80125/
Pulie80104/
Pulyi8094/
Pusli8071/
Puliz8058/
Peuli8028/
Pulip8027/
Pulid8014/
Puuli8010/
Pulii809/
Puliy807/
Pului805/
Pólis805/
Pulgi804/
Pulix802/
Ppuli802/
Pulhi801/
Puliç801/
Pulič801/
Puloi801/
Paulisch77641/
Poulisse77178/
Paulisse7757/
Pulitsch7730/
Poulhies7723/
Poullais7714/
Pulisova773/
Paulhies772/
Paulishe771/
Pugliess771/
Pulleise771/
Pauliscz771/
Pulice733,234/
Pulles732,119/
Paules731,792/
Philis731,017/
Pullia73631/
Polish73591/
Pollis73471/
Paulli73321/
Poules73240/
Pahuli73190/
Paulič73177/
Puglie73140/
Pullie73138/
Poulia73134/
Poulit73121/
Paulio73121/
Poleis73106/
Paulix7391/
Pulich7389/
Poulie7387/
Pullai7377/
Pihlis7377/
Puthli7373/
Poulli7367/
Pulesh7366/
Puliçe7366/
Phulia7360/
Pilois7359/
Phulli7347/
Pulese7343/
Paulie7343/
Paulai7342/
Puhlyi7338/
Paulij7330/
Paulia7330/
Pulges7330/
Puliez7330/
Pullio7327/
Puslys7325/
Poulio7324/
Phulio7324/
Puulei7322/
Pulaip7322/
Pauliš7321/
Paulip7321/
Paulit7318/
Poolis7318/
Poutli7317/
Pauloi7317/
Pohuli7315/
Polisz7315/
Phouli7313/
Pilais7312/
Poliss7311/
Pulhes7311/
Pugliy739/
Phulai739/
Pulaiy738/
Poulai738/
Polies737/
Puliai737/
Phauli736/
Paulys736/
Peules736/
Polois735/
Pulhai735/
Pulhui735/
Pilish734/
Paulei734/
Pauliy734/
Pullit734/
Pullés734/
Pulysh734/
Phulei733/
Phules733/
Polais733/
Pueles733/
Pulait733/
Pulihe732/
Pholis732/
Pielis732/
Puleid732/
Phulhi732/
Paulid732/
Poulip732/
Pulidp732/
Polijs732/
Poulic732/
Peulič732/
Poulih732/
Poluis731/
Pulhit731/
Puliui731/
Pulliy731/
Puttli731/
Puulie731/
Puglii731/
Puilip731/
Pulaai731/
Peutli731/
Phulit731/
Paulès731/
Paulís731/
Pilies731/
Pheuli731/
Pugliè731/
Pulets731/
Puleus731/
Pulicz731/
Pulidd731/
Pulipp731/
Pulitì731/
Pullès731/
Puilit731/
Pulyos731/
Pouloi731/
Putlit731/
Putlui731/
Puilid731/
Pullic730/
Pauliz730/
Paulitsch711,543/
Paulisová7184/
Paulisova717/
Paulishch711/
Pule6736,015/
Pula6712,761/
Phillis673,220/
Pauleus673,032/
Paulich671,537/
Putelli67738/
Puliche67400/
Polhuis67255/
Poulhes67204/
Pullich67122/
Puly67120/
Pauleit6792/
Poullie6766/
Pouleas6757/
Poulles6750/
Paulice6745/
Paullic6742/
Pollish6733/
Puleggi6730/
Paulicz6729/
Pulhese6727/
Pouyles6722/
Pucelli6721/
Polleis6721/
Póli6717/
Poulich6716/
Peulich6716/
Pullitt6714/
Paulles6714/
Pullese6714/
Pullets6712/
Poullai6712/
Pullaiy678/
Pullaih677/
Puttliz677/
Pulé677/
Paulets676/
Pullesh675/
Philuis675/
Pollais675/
Paulysh675/
Pauliez674/
Putlich674/
Pouloit673/
Pullaia673/
Puletse673/
Paulhes673/
Poulhès673/
Polisch672/
Poulets672/
Pouliez672/
Philois672/
Pauliszová672/
Pullyos672/
Philiss671/
Pauluic671/
Puylese671/
Putilli671/
Puglili671/
Puillai671/
Puisley671/
Pouless671/
Poulice671/
Philies671/
Philish671/
Phulaiy671/
Pujlieh671/
Pulhiez671/
Pauliszova671/
Paullia671/
Paullio671/
Peulles671/
Phielis671/
Pilisch671/
Pheulia671/
Pulè671/
Pulí671/
Pollies671/
Pilheis671/
Putlith671/
Pugliez671/
Pulj671/
Puileip671/
Puilipp671/
Paulistsch671/
Pauless670/
Pulleys670/
Paulitt670/
Poulese670/
Puillip670/
Pielois670/

Pulis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulis in the Oriya language
ପୁଲିସpulisa-
Pulis in the Hindi language
पुलिसpulisa95.68
पुलीसpulisa3.78
पूलिसpulisa0.54
Pulis in the Marathi language
पुलीसpulisa60
पुिलसpuilasa30
पूिलसpuilasa10
Pulis in the Russian language
Пулисpulis-

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Footnotes

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