Poah Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Poah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1291:34,1753,193
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poah (118) may also be a first name.

Poah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poah is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Poah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Poah live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 859,937th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 118 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 34,175. In Liberia Poah is most common in: Grand Gedeh County, where 57 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 40 percent are found and Bomi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Brunei, where 3 percent are found.

Poah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poah last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poah Last Name Statistics demography

Poah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poach89193/
Poaha8965/
Pouah898/
Poauh896/
Poadh893/
Poaih891/
Poash891/
Phoah891/
Poa861,653/
Pouaha80185/
Pohach8040/
Pojiah8032/
Pouahe8017/
Poyeah803/
Poasch801/
Phouah801/
Phooah801/
Poho752,350/
Pooh752,089/
Poha751,249/
Phoa751,081/
Paho751,054/
Poad75842/
Poat75563/
Paoa75416/
Poua75376/
Poea75364/
Poas75351/
Poai75301/
Paoh7575/
Poay7560/
Poap7522/
Pooa7516/
Poau7512/
Po'a759/
Poľa754/
Pgoa753/
Poșa753/
Poaz751/
Bpoa751/
Poaj751/
Ppoa751/
Pfoa751/
Poyyath731/
Phaho671,780/
Pahou671,152/
Poiya67691/
Pouoa67330/
Poast67284/
Pojja67145/
Poats67135/
Paaho67124/
Pohou67115/
Poeea67113/
Pohei67110/
Pahoh67103/
Pouoh6785/
Pogia6774/
Poyia6774/
Phoea6765/
Pohai6758/
Pahao6750/
Poheu6749/
Poyya6734/
Phoha6732/
Pohau6732/
Poaad6732/
Pouai6731/
Pouad6725/
Phoap6723/
Pohoa6722/
Paeha6720/
Ppoha6716/
Phoat6715/
Po'ad6714/
Phoas6713/
Pooad6712/
Paheu6711/
Pouat679/
Pohga678/
Phooa677/
Poeai677/
Pohha676/
Po'at676/
Phoho675/
Paoha674/
Phoua673/
Pojya673/
Pohay673/
Poatt672/
Poeau672/
Puoho672/
Pahha672/
Pahoy672/
Phaoh672/
Pojha671/
Poeho671/
Pohaj671/
Poaud671/
Puooa671/
Bpoua671/
Paoht671/
Pahgo671/
Paohu671/
Po'ea671/
Poaip671/
Poaut671/
Po'oh671/
Poaat671/
Phoay671/
Pohoh671/
Pohoo671/
Pooaj671/
Pooas671/
Pahho671/
Pohey670/
Paoch670/
Poohy670/

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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 Poah
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