Poague Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Poague Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poague Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Poague Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poague is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poague? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 711,133rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Poague occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Poague live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Kansas, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Poague Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poague has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poague last name grew 332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poague Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poague surname are 24.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.57% being registered with the political party.

Poague earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $39,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouague926/
Pouaghue862/
Poaque835/
Paogue831/
Poag801,314/
Pouaghoue8038/
Poanque772/
Puiogue771/
Pouagui771/
Pouogue771/
Poake7318/
Poags7314/
Pouakoue711/
Pouake674/
Poaske671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poague
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