Pho Surname

15,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia19,3951:799216
Vietnam6,5011:14,251321
Myanmar6,1961:8,383260
United States1,5481:234,14722,512
Indonesia4081:324,14028,421
France3661:181,48328,268
Thailand3441:205,34434,078
Taiwan3141:74,665767
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Pakistan2121:842,66011,734
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
India391:19,668,343291,059
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
England291:1,921,31276,208
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Wales141:221,03813,576
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Phô (1) & Phó (1) are calculated separately.

Pho (35,809) may also be a first name.

Pho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pho (Hindi: फो, Tibetan: ཕོ་) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Phô or Phó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,451st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 201,944 people. Pho is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Pho reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Pho is also the 24,306th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 35,809 people.

The last name Pho is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 19,395 people, or 1 in 799. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Kandal Province, where 15 percent reside, Takéo Province, where 10 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia this last name exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 18 percent reside and Myanmar, where 17 percent reside.

Pho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pho surname are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pho earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Vietnam they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning 89,899,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phô891/
Phó891/
Phoo8613,389/
Phot861,113/
Phoa861,081/
Phou86646/
Phoi86610/
Phuo86288/
Phoy86188/
Phos8651/
Phop8634/
Phoh8619/
Phod868/
Phoz864/
Phho862/
Hpho862/
Phfo861/
Phoj861/
Po8034,866/
Phoph75788/
Phuop75520/
Phohu75482/
Phuot7543/
Phoup7510/
Phout7510/
Phoot757/
Phooa757/
Phodh755/
Phoch755/
Phoss753/
Phooe753/
Phosh752/
Phott752/
Phuos752/
Phood752/
Phohp752/
Phost752/
Phuoy751/
Phous751/
Phosd751/
Phohy751/
Phoyj751/
Phods750/
Pop67252,709/
Pha6790,975/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Pos675,502/
Pah675,303/
Poi674,710/
Poz672,206/
Poa671,653/
Poš67232/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Poč67130/
Ppo67111/
Poj6779/
Pgo6770/
Poç6758/
Pfo6741/
Fho6724/
Poï6720/
Poohoo6710/
Pôh679/
Poî676/
Hpo675/
Poá674/
Phojhe673/
Vpo673/
Hfo673/
Phoutz672/
Phooha672/
Pohova671/
Phouch671/
Pahowa671/
Phoutt671/
Pahová671/
Poë671/
Phooph671/
Phooth671/
Photts670/
Phouts670/
Poohou670/

Pho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pho in the Tibetan language
ཕོ་po-
Pho in the Hindi language
फोpho-

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