Poe Surname

3,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Poe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock'; compare Pocock for Peacock.' Poe, a turkey. North England' (Halliwell). The name seems in this case to have been transferred from one fowl to another; v. Pea and Pay.

1660. Thomas Jenner and Anne Poe (Yorkshire): Marriage Lic.

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Poe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia69,4711:22328
Myanmar42,6301:1,218111
United States30,2851:11,9681,488
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Philippines4401:230,08735,227
Liberia2751:16,0311,669
Ivory Coast2161:106,8115,463
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Papua New Guinea1471:55,4677,053
Iran931:825,61940,849
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
South Africa651:833,50355,653
England621:898,67846,462
Canada581:635,26952,014
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Guinea331:358,6011,162
France221:3,019,215204,848
India221:34,866,608408,224
China201:68,366,0783,721
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Guam121:13,3432,098
Finland121:458,05828,977
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2641:11,7771,526

The alternate forms: Póe (1), Poè (1), Põe (1) & Poé (1) are calculated separately.

Poe (102,004) may also be a first name.

Poe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the peacock'; compare Pocock for Peacock.' Poe, a turkey. North England' (Halliwell). The name seems in this case to have been transferred from one fowl to another; v. Pea and Pay.

1660. Thomas Jenner and Anne Poe (Yorkshire): Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Latin) a nickname and sign-name from the Peacock [Middle English po(e, Old English páwa, Latin pauo] Cp. Pocock.

In the North of England the name poe seems to have been transferred at some late period to the turkey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the peacock; a nickname given to a proud or gaudily dressed man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A topographical surname. 'Pou' means 'Well' in the Catalan/Valencian language.

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Poe Last Name Facts

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

Poe (Marathi: पोरे) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Póe, Poè, Põe or Poé. For other possible spellings of Poe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poe is the 3,844th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 50,116 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Poe are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Poe is also the 10,001st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 102,004 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 69,471 people, or 1 in 223. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent live, Svay Rieng Province, where 11 percent live and Kandal Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Poe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poe last name grew 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Poe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Poe are 15.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.79% registered with the party.

The amount Poe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.11% less than the national average, earning R 28,248 per year; in United States they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $40,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Póe891/
Poè891/
Põe891/
Poé891/
Powe867,843/
Pooe866,676/
Poey862,334/
Poet862,207/
Pohe862,130/
Poje861,717/
Poer86960/
Poye86817/
Phoe86373/
Poea86364/
Poes86209/
Poue86169/
Poep86111/
Poie86100/
Poeh8669/
Poed8612/
Hpoe8612/
Poee8610/
Bpoe862/
Poez862/
Puoe861/
Pfoe861/
Ppoe861/
Vpoe861/
Po'e860/
Pouye7533,622/
Poyet753,494/
Pouhe75805/
Paoue75647/
Payoe75585/
Pogge75493/
Pouet75451/
Phoey75442/
Poetz75373/
Poets75367/
Poeys75346/
Poiye75304/
Pohie75151/
Poett75145/
Poejo75130/
Pooye75130/
Pohei75110/
Poest75100/
Poehr7577/
Pojje7570/
Poweh7569/
Phoea7565/
Poyee7561/
Poheu7549/
Pfohe7547/
Phoet7537/
Powie7527/
Poess7526/
Poesz7523/
Pojie7523/
Poyep7522/
Pojed7522/
Phoes7519/
Poiet7516/
Pooer7516/
Poech7514/
Poyes7511/
Poije7511/
Pojge7510/
Poeee7510/
Phoue758/
Powee758/
Poyeh757/
Poowe757/
Poeia756/
Poepp755/
Pogie755/
Phoer755/
Phoez754/
Powez753/
Phooe753/
Pooey752/
Pohet752/
Pooeh752/
Pooje752/
Poueh752/
Poued752/
Pooie752/
Poues752/
Phoye752/
Bpoey751/
Poies751/
Poyye751/
Bpowe751/
Puohe751/
Pohez751/
Pfoer751/
Poiez751/
Poerr751/
Po'ea751/
Poyez751/
Powed751/
Ppoer751/
Pouje751/
Pooei751/
Pioje751/
Ppoue751/
Pojeh751/
Pohey750/
Pei671,063,959/
Pae67421,523/
Pea6722,657/
Pye6721,580/
Pou6715,031/
Poo678,897/
Pee676,667/
Poy675,643/
Pie675,595/
Poi674,710/
Pey673,542/
Peu673,440/
Poa671,653/
Pue671,634/
Pouyet671,473/
Poiesz67523/
Pej67192/
Pouech67170/
Poujet67149/
Pouyes67145/
Poesch67115/
Poedts67115/
Pão6794/
Pouyez6782/
Poj6779/
Pohyeh6773/
Pohyae6763/
Poyeau6759/
Poijes6741/
Pooyed6729/
Phouet6728/
Pohoue6728/
Pohiea6718/
Poiyer6712/
Phowee679/
Pooyee679/
Poyjeh678/
Pheyoe678/
Poî676/
Phoyee676/
Pouehe675/
Poá674/
Phojhe673/
Poyesh673/
Poiier672/
Pouess672/
Pojjer672/
Pohihe672/
Pohwee672/
Pooyae672/
Pohehe671/
Pohets671/
Powett671/
Poyett671/
Powech671/
Puoyoe671/
Peá671/
Poiiey671/
Pojjye671/
Pogieh671/
Poherh671/
Poojie671/
Poù671/
Phojie671/
Phuoep671/
Pfoehs671/
Pfoess671/
Poiyee671/
Poetch670/
Poyier670/
Poesth670/
Pouesh670/

Poe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poe in the Marathi language
पोरेpore-

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