All around the world, Polinus (Polinus 
) is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female forename. The first name Polinus is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom girly name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Indonesia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, Polinus is the last name as well as the forename.