Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's popularity rating has soared to a new height as the New York-based real estate tycoon gained 11 points in the last one month to have his popularity at 39 percent, reports the Press Trust of India ( PTI ).

The 69-year-old Trump's gain of 11 percent came after his comment on temporarily banning the entry of all Muslims into the US.

His nearest Republican rival Ted Cruz is at 18 percent, who is followed by Marco Rubio with 11 percent and Ben Carson at nine percent.

The Fox News, which conducted the national poll, said all interviews for the new poll had been done since the Dec 15 Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Trump leads in another national poll released by Public Policy Polling.

According to it, Trump has the support of 34 percent Republican voters. He is followed by Cruz with 18 percent, Rubio (13 percent) and Jeb Bush seven percent.

As for RealClearPolitics.Com which maintains an average of all major national polls, Trump's popularity rating is 33.8 percent which keeps him ahead of all Republican presidential candidates.

He is followed by Cruz with 16.6 percent, Rubio (12. 4 percent), Carson (11 percent) and Bush (4.2 percent).

- Bernama