Poathy Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Poathy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poathy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1551:32,1883,204
Gabon91:209,9102,378
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poathy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poathy is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poathy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,338,236th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Poathy live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The Congo, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 32,188. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 92 percent reside, Brazzaville Department, where 6 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 1 percent reside. Excluding The Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 5 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouathy9210/
Poaty9116,005/
Pouaty83307/
Poauty839/
Poatty831/
Pouathy's801/
Pouathi772/
Paothey771/
Phouaty771/
Poather770/
Poati73425/
Poate73363/
Poata7345/
Paoty732/
Poaté731/
Poates67186/
Pouata6730/
Pohate6713/
Poater6710/
Poatte671/
Poatip671/
Pohoty671/
Paouty671/
Pooati671/
Phoate671/
Poaste670/
Poatie670/

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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 Poathy
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