Poanu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Poanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Poanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poanu is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poanu? popularity and diffusion

Poanu is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Poanu reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poanus911/
Pouanou831/
Puoanui831/
Paonu806/
Pouangou771/
Pohonu7366/
Puianu7358/
Paeanu7328/
Poyiannou711/
Pahonțu6767/
Phaonut679/
Paonuch676/
Pohonțu672/
Pohonnu671/
Phaonou671/
Pouangnuch671/
Pățeanu671/
Päåeanu671/

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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 Poanu
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