Poang Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Poang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poang (35) may also be a first name.

Poang Last Name Facts

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

Poang is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poang is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Poang live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Poang is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Poang is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,836,794. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 42 percent live, West Java, where 40 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poaeng9144/
Pohang9120/
Poeang9115/
Phoang912/
Pooang911/
Pouang911/
Poan89339/
Pojeang834/
Pohuang833/
Pojaeng832/
Phouang832/
Poateng831/
Pouaung831/
Pohan8029,336/
Pouan80792/
Phoan80510/
Poane80290/
Paong80166/
Pooan8056/
Poant806/
Poain804/
Poľan802/
Poand801/
Puoan801/
Poann801/
Phojaeng778/
Poaching771/
Phoieang771/
Phoand731,194/
Pogian73212/
Pohong73186/
Puoane73172/
Poyong73156/
Pauang73118/
Pouant7354/
Pohann7339/
Pojhan7334/
Phoann7331/
Pahong7321/
Phaong737/
Phooan734/
Pooane734/
Pauong734/
Pohean733/
Pouane732/
Phouan732/
Pojean732/
Poasen731/
Poahan731/
Paaung731/
Pouanh731/
Pohand731/
Pooong731/
Phoaun731/
Phoain731/
Pojian731/
Phoane731/
Pouong731/
Pouand731/
Phohan731/
Poiean731/
Poagne730/
Poacin730/
Paon671,195/
Paoseng67616/
Poam6750/
Pohanke6715/
Paosing679/
Phohong674/
Phahong674/
Phoohan673/
Pahgang673/
Puihong673/
Poohong672/
Phojhan672/
Pouagne672/
Poanque672/
Phooong671/
Poyyant671/
Poyiant671/
Phoamnd671/
Phoyong671/
Phaoong671/
Poyjank671/
Phuoane671/
Poachen670/

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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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  • 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 Poang
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