Poan Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Poan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Burkina Faso671:273,9125,111
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Poan (202) may also be a first name.

Poan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poan is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poan? popularity and diffusion

Poan is the 820,032nd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Poan live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poan is also the 637,340th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 202 people.

The surname Poan is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 1,149,993. In Indonesia Poan is most common in: Jakarta, where 23 percent are found, West Java, where 17 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Poan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poan last name expanded 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poan are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $48,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.83% less than the national average, earning $42,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohan8929,336/
Pouan89792/
Phoan89510/
Poane89290/
Poang89133/
Pooan8956/
Poean8925/
Poant896/
Poain894/
Poľan892/
Puoan891/
Poann891/
Poand891/
Phoand801,194/
Pogian80212/
Puoane80172/
Pouant8054/
Pohann8039/
Pojhan8034/
Phoann8031/
Poehan8014/
Phooan804/
Pooane804/
Pohean803/
Pojean802/
Phouan802/
Phoang802/
Pouane802/
Pojian801/
Phoain801/
Pouanh801/
Poahan801/
Pooang801/
Poiean801/
Pohand801/
Phoaun801/
Phohan801/
Poasen801/
Pouand801/
Pouang801/
Phoane801/
Poagne800/
Poacin800/
Paon751,195/
Poam7550/
Phoohan733/
Phojhan732/
Phouang732/
Pouagne732/
Poanque732/
Pouaung731/
Phuoane731/
Poyjank731/
Phoamnd731/
Poateng731/
Poyiant731/
Poyyant731/
Poachen730/
Paone674,936/
Paoin67383/
Phaon67348/
Pohon67258/
Pahon67198/
Poyon67192/
Paong67166/
Pohanová67156/
Paean6791/
Puian6774/
Bpgohain6768/
Puion6759/
Pouon6738/
Poaim6723/
Paaun6721/
Phoam6711/
Paeon679/
Pojon678/
Paoon678/
Pauan676/
Pouam675/
Pouassin673/
Poion672/
Poľanová672/
Pooam672/
Puoon672/
Paoun672/
Pohanova671/
Pooon671/
Pouassen671/
Págan671/
Poaching671/
Paaon671/

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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 Poan
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