Poani Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Poani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Poani (26) may also be a first name.

Poani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poani occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Poani reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 26 people.

Poani is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 917,605. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Poani occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Poani Last Name Statistics demography

Poani earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohani91387/
Poaini918/
Poangi915/
Poasni911/
Pouagni8333/
Pohanis835/
Poaunai831/
Pouanyi831/
Pouanie831/
Poohani831/
Puoanui831/
Pohaniy831/
Pooni801,153/
Paoni80398/
Poane80290/
Poana8080/
Poany8017/
Pohanish7715/
Pojjanit771/
Pogianni771/
Pohane733,085/
Puoane73172/
Paonoi7352/
Pooana7343/
Pojoni7342/
Paouni7338/
Paonni7331/
Pahoni7312/
Poyoni738/
Pooane734/
Paonis734/
Pouane732/
Pohany731/
Phooni731/
Phoane731/
Paonie731/
Paonai731/
Pouanh731/
Poagne730/
Phaonoi67316/
Pohanes67251/
Paounis6778/
Pohonyi6726/
Phooana6719/
Phohoni6716/
Pojonie6715/
Pouogni6714/
Pojjana679/
Pohaney677/
Pahonie676/
Pauhani674/
Pohgoni672/
Poheana672/
Pouagne672/
Pahoniy671/
Pahooni671/
Pahouni671/
Pohajny671/
Paoinei671/
Pouanha671/
Phuoane671/
Pogiane671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poani
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