Poate Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

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

Poate Surname Definition:

From the Dutch-Flemish, Poot; a personal name.

Poate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
England761:733,13240,828
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Poaté (1) are calculated separately.

Poate (44) may also be a first name.

Poate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch-Flemish, Poot; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Poate Last Name Facts

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

Poate is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Poaté. Click here for other potential spellings of Poate.

How Common Is The Last Name Poate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 780,352nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Poate are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Poate is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

Poate is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 50,961. In Papua New Guinea Poate is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 85 percent reside, West New Britain, where 11 percent reside and Northern, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Poate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poate has changed through the years. In The United States it expanded 811 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poate surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Poate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.09% more than the national average, earning R 423,204 per year and in United States they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $46,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poaté931/
Poates91186/
Pohate9113/
Poater9110/
Poatte911/
Phoate911/
Poaste910/
Poatie910/
Poat89563/
Poteate8371/
Poaster8318/
Pouyate831/
Poatter830/
Poather830/
Poaty8016,005/
Poati80425/
Poast80284/
Poats80135/
Poata8045/
Pohat8021/
Phoat8015/
Paote8013/
Pouat809/
Po'at806/
Poatt802/
Poaut801/
Poaat801/
Poath800/
Pohaitea771/
Pouaty73307/
Poathy73167/
Phoast7343/
Pașote7338/
Pouata7330/
Poauty739/
Poatth737/
Paoste732/
Poyote732/
Puiate732/
Poatty731/
Phohat731/
Poohat731/
Paotie731/
Poiote731/
Paotei731/
Pooati731/
Pohote731/
Pohgat731/
Poatip731/
Poad67842/
Poyotte67135/
Paot6783/
Pouathy6710/
Pouathi672/
Pohatta671/
Paothey671/
Poyyata671/
Poyyath671/
Pau'ote671/
Paothet671/
Pohoute671/
Paothep671/
Poeytes671/
Pouyata671/
Pohhuat671/
Phouaty671/
Poiyote671/
Paoiati671/
Puootte670/

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