Phoo Surname

39,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Phoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar12,8881:4,030180
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Malaysia1901:155,2339,646
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
United States151:24,163,929685,360
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Phoo (6,317) may also be a first name.

Phoo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phoo is found most in Myanmar. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phoo is the 39,219th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 544,294 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phoo live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 82,903rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6,317 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Myanmar, where it is borne by 12,888 people, or 1 in 4,030. Beside Myanmar this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phoo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Phoo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Phoo surname rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phoo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phoo surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Phoo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phooa897/
Phoot897/
Phooe893/
Phood892/
Pho8636,087/
Poo868,897/
Poohoo8010/
Phooha802/
Phooph801/
Phooth801/
Poot7549,577/
Pooe756,676/
Poos752,536/
Phot751,113/
Phoa751,081/
Phou75646/
Phoi75610/
Pood75536/
Phoe75373/
Phuo75288/
Phoy75188/
Phos7551/
Pfoo7538/
Phop7534/
Pooj7526/
Pooz7522/
Phoh7519/
Pooa7516/
Pooy7515/
Pooß7512/
Hpoo7510/
Phod758/
Poop757/
Phoz754/
Pooú754/
Fhoo753/
Ppoo752/
Vpoo752/
Hpho752/
Phho752/
Pooë751/
Phoj751/
Phfo751/
Po6734,866/
Pooch671,398/
Poots671,042/
Phoph67788/
Phuop67520/
Phohu67482/
Poosz67171/
Poost67167/
Pootz67141/
Poodt67133/
Phuot6743/
Poosh6725/
Phout6710/
Phoup6710/
Pooij679/
Phodh675/
Phouy675/
Phoch675/
Phoss673/
Poott673/
Phuos672/
Phost672/
Phosh672/
Phott672/
Pooie672/
Phohp672/
Pooss671/
Poohz671/
Poodh671/
Phouj671/
Phous671/
Phuoy671/
Phosd671/
Phoyj671/
Pppoo671/
Phohy671/
P'Ood671/
Poopp670/
Phods670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Phoo
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