Phuo Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Phuo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam2241:413,5981,327
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Phuo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phuo is found most frequently in Vietnam. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phuo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 919,444th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Phuo live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Viet-Asia.

It is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 413,598. In Vietnam it is most frequent in: Southeast, where 39 percent live, Mekong River Delta, where 28 percent live and Central Highlands, where 12 percent live. Besides Vietnam this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 20 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuop89520/
Phuot8943/
Phuos892/
Phuoy891/
Pho8636,087/
Puo86155/
Phuhoy804/
Puot7547,308/
Phua7530,818/
Phoo7513,389/
Pohu751,535/
Phau751,347/
Phot751,113/
Phoa751,081/
Puod75735/
Phou75646/
Phoi75610/
Phoy75188/
Phos7551/
Pheu7549/
Phop7534/
Puoy7524/
Phoh7519/
Phod758/
Phoz754/
Vhuo753/
Phho752/
Hpho752/
Whuo752/
Hvuo751/
Ppuo751/
Hbuo751/
Hfuo751/
Hpuo751/
Bpuo751/
Pvuo751/
Puoe751/
Puos751/
Phoj751/
Phfo751/
Puop751/
Po6734,866/
Puoch6712,595/
Phoph67788/
Phuat67623/
Phaup67578/
Phohu67482/
Phaut6761/
Phoup6710/
Phout6710/
Phooa677/
Phoot677/
Phaud675/
Phodh675/
Phoch675/
Puotz673/
Phoss673/
Phooe673/
Phohp672/
Phaus672/
Phost672/
Phood672/
Phott672/
Phosh672/
Puoss671/
Phous671/
Wphua671/
Puohe671/
Phosd671/
Puohy671/
Phuad671/
Phohy671/
Phoyj671/
Puoiy671/
Vpvuo671/
Pfuho671/
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 Phuo
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