Poasa Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Poasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1731:764,44658,463
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
United States411:8,840,462379,649
American Samoa281:1,991404
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Samoa11:193,8081,089

Poasa (634) may also be a first name.

Poasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poasa is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 812,930th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Poasa reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 330,552nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 634 people.

The last name Poasa is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 764,446. In Indonesia Poasa is most common in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 78 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 15 percent live and West Papua, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Poasa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poasa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Poasa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.04% more than the national average, earning $55,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poasca9132/
Poaisa912/
Phoasa911/
Poasai911/
Poasad911/
Phoasai838/
Poasi8020/
Poaza805/
Paosa802/
Poaso802/
Poase800/
Pouatsay771/
Pouassai771/
Pohashas771/
Paosat7386/
Phaosa7385/
Poadja7374/
Poasse739/
Poatsy738/
Poatsi735/
Poatca734/
Pouaza731/
Phoase731/
Poacha731/
Poaiza731/
Pouasi731/
Poazah731/
Paosad731/
Paotsa731/
Poasey730/
Pohasyi67631/
Pohashe67318/
Pouassi67235/
Pouasse6754/
Pohajač6754/
Pooacha6726/
Pouacha6711/
Pohasei673/
Pouasso671/
Pouasit671/
Pouadja671/
Poatcha671/
Poaches671/
Pohajat671/
Pauausa670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Poasa
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