Poens Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Poens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France311:2,142,668174,004
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poens is most common in France. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Poens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Poens occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Poens are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,142,668. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 48 percent live, Brittany, where 32 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poyens913/
Powens913/
Poense911/
Pons8979,328/
Pens89631/
Poutens830/
Peens802,702/
Pense801,748/
Piens801,287/
Poons80158/
Penns80146/
Peins8074/
Pehns8060/
Poins8052/
Pouns8046/
Pions8029/
Ponns8014/
Poyns8013/
Peans809/
Phons809/
Ponss809/
Poems802/
Ppons802/
Paens801/
Penss800/
Pensd800/
Pns7543/
Payens73128/
Pieyns73102/
Peense7392/
Pensch7369/
Putens7346/
Pucens7315/
Pensse7310/
Ponsch737/
Poinse734/
Phaens733/
Pujens732/
Poence732/
Pohenz732/
Paense731/
Poonsh731/
Phuens731/
Powenz731/
Pajons731/
Penshe731/
Poinst731/
Pusens731/
Pehans730/
Peyans730/
Phiens730/
Pennse730/
Penz675,537/
Ponz671,271/
Pins67860/
Paeßens67510/
Peusens67247/
Peggins67189/
Paesens6746/
Puns6738/
Pensova6732/
Puggens674/
Pöns673/
Puisens672/
Peinsch672/
Penx672/
Ppns672/
Piejans671/
Pems671/
Pousins671/
Peñs671/
Poyanse671/
Phns671/
Pajsens671/
Pnss671/
Pfns671/
Hpns671/
Peatens670/
Poutins670/
Pyns670/
Piggens670/

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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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  • 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 Poens
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