Poas Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Poas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 311 | 1:33,499 | 2,065 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Poas (41) may also be a first name.
Poas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poas is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 799,576th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Poas are found; 89 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 41 people.
It is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 33,499. Beside Portugal it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poast | 89 | 284 | / |
| Poats | 89 | 135 | / |
| Pohas | 89 | 36 | / |
| Phoas | 89 | 13 | / |
| Poash | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pooas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Poase | 89 | 0 | / |
| Poa | 86 | 1,653 | / |
| Pohash | 80 | 2,165 | / |
| Pogias | 80 | 69 | / |
| Phoast | 80 | 43 | / |
| Phoasd | 80 | 18 | / |
| Poasse | 80 | 9 | / |
| Poyias | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phoass | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pouais | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poiyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phoads | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poasch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pohass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poha | 75 | 1,249 | / |
| Phoa | 75 | 1,081 | / |
| Poad | 75 | 842 | / |
| Poat | 75 | 563 | / |
| Paoa | 75 | 416 | / |
| Poós | 75 | 388 | / |
| Poua | 75 | 376 | / |
| Poea | 75 | 364 | / |
| Poai | 75 | 301 | / |
| Poah | 75 | 157 | / |
| Paos | 75 | 151 | / |
| Poay | 75 | 60 | / |
| Poap | 75 | 22 | / |
| Pooa | 75 | 16 | / |
| Poau | 75 | 12 | / |
| Po'a | 75 | 9 | / |
| Poľa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pgoa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poșa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poòs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pouasse | 73 | 54 | / |
| Poiya | 67 | 691 | / |
| Poyos | 67 | 642 | / |
| Pouoa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Pahos | 67 | 213 | / |
| Poach | 67 | 193 | / |
| Pojja | 67 | 145 | / |
| Pogia | 67 | 74 | / |
| Poyia | 67 | 74 | / |
| Poaha | 67 | 65 | / |
| Phoea | 67 | 65 | / |
| Pohai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Poósz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pohos | 67 | 43 | / |
| Poyya | 67 | 34 | / |
| Phoha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pohau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Poaad | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pouai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Pouad | 67 | 25 | / |
| Phoap | 67 | 23 | / |
| Puias | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pohoa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ppoha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Paous | 67 | 16 | / |
| Phoat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Po'ad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pooad | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pouat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pouah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pohga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phooa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pojos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pohha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poauh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Po'at | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pohasova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poohs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phoua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poadh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pojya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paose | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pohay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paost | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pojha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Po'ea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pooaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Poas
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