Pho Surname
Approximately 36,087 people bear this surname
Pho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 19,395 | 1:799 | 216 |
| Vietnam | 6,501 | 1:14,251 | 321 |
| Myanmar | 6,196 | 1:8,383 | 260 |
| United States | 1,548 | 1:234,147 | 22,512 |
| Indonesia | 408 | 1:324,140 | 28,421 |
| France | 366 | 1:181,483 | 28,268 |
| Thailand | 344 | 1:205,344 | 34,078 |
| Taiwan | 314 | 1:74,665 | 767 |
| Canada | 212 | 1:173,800 | 17,393 |
| Pakistan | 212 | 1:842,660 | 11,734 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Phô (1) & Phó (1) are calculated separately.
Pho (35,809) may also be a first name.
Pho Demographics
Average Pho Salary in
United States
$49,265 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phô | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phó | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phoo | 86 | 13,389 | / |
| Phot | 86 | 1,113 | / |
| Phoa | 86 | 1,081 | / |
| Phou | 86 | 646 | / |
| Phoi | 86 | 610 | / |
| Phuo | 86 | 288 | / |
| Phoy | 86 | 188 | / |
| Phos | 86 | 51 | / |
| Phop | 86 | 34 | / |
| Phoh | 86 | 19 | / |
| Phod | 86 | 8 | / |
| Phoz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hpho | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phfo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phoj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Po | 80 | 34,866 | / |
| Phoph | 75 | 788 | / |
| Phuop | 75 | 520 | / |
| Phohu | 75 | 482 | / |
| Phuot | 75 | 43 | / |
| Phoup | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phout | 75 | 10 | / |
| Phoot | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phooa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Phodh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phoch | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phoss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phooe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phosh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phott | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phuos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phood | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phohp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phost | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phuoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phohy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phoyj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phods | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pop | 67 | 252,709 | / |
| Pha | 67 | 90,975 | / |
| Poh | 67 | 23,632 | / |
| Pot | 67 | 16,485 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Poo | 67 | 8,897 | / |
| Pod | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Poy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Pos | 67 | 5,502 | / |
| Pah | 67 | 5,303 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Poz | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Poa | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Poš | 67 | 232 | / |
| Poß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Poş | 67 | 147 | / |
| Poč | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ppo | 67 | 111 | / |
| Poj | 67 | 79 | / |
| Pgo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Poç | 67 | 58 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fho | 67 | 24 | / |
| Poï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Poohoo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pôh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Poî | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hpo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phojhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hfo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoutz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phooha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pohova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phouts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poohou | 67 | 0 | / |
Pho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pho in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕོ་ | po | - |
| Pho in the Hindi language | ||
| फो | pho | - |
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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 Pho
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