Poet Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Poet Surname Definition:

Till lately said to have been a common surname in Fife. Said to be a form of the Flemish name Puijt (Sc. Ant., IV). but more likely a variant of Pate, which see.

Poet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5961:608,15349,388
Iran3191:240,69818,401
Russia2431:593,09952,502
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1131:493,08031,588
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
France721:922,538106,020
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Cambodia411:377,7353,805
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
India311:24,744,045333,161
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
China61:227,886,92811,701
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Poet (321) may also be a first name.

Poet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Till lately said to have been a common surname in Fife. Said to be a form of the Flemish name Puijt (Sc. Ant., IV). but more likely a variant of Pate, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Probably first given to some rustic rhymer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Poet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poet (Russian: Поэт) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,038th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,302,014 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Poet live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. Poet is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 321 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 608,153. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Poet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poet last name expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 419 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Poet last name are 12.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Poet earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 100% the same as the national average, earning $43,149 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poyet893,494/
Pouet89451/
Poetz89373/
Poets89367/
Poete89349/
Poeth89263/
Poett89145/
Poest89100/
Phoet8937/
Poiet8916/
Pohet892/
Pojet892/
Powet891/
Poe86145,414/
Pot8616,485/
Pouyet801,473/
Poette80433/
Poujet80149/
Poedts80115/
Poeste8072/
Phouet8028/
Poethe8025/
Pouets8012/
Powetz804/
Pouete803/
Powets802/
Powete802/
Pohets801/
Powett801/
Poyett801/
Phoeth801/
Poetch800/
Poesth800/
Poot7549,577/
Peet7512,412/
Pott7511,353/
Peat757,228/
Pooe756,676/
Piet756,071/
Paet753,273/
Poey752,334/
Pohe752,130/
Phot751,113/
Poer75960/
Pout75765/
Poit75450/
Phoe75373/
Poea75364/
Podt75247/
Poes75209/
Peut75205/
Puet75130/
Poep75111/
Potì7581/
Peit7562/
Poed7512/
Hpoe7512/
Poee7510/
Pyet757/
Peyt753/
Bpoe752/
Poez752/
Puoe751/
Poyt751/
Pfoe751/
Ppoe751/
Potd751/
Vpoe751/
Hpot751/
Po'e750/
Poetsch73983/
Poetova7372/
Pouhyet7313/
Pouette7311/
Poyette734/
Poheeth734/
Phoohet732/
Phoueth731/
Poggett731/
Pahouet731/
Powette731/
Payet6742,356/
Payot677,338/
Pajot675,142/
Peate671,666/
Puett671,444/
Piedt671,335/
Pheut671,041/
Puyot67942/
Pouth67688/
Poust67683/
Paeth67649/
Pooth67553/
Poist67541/
Pyett67511/
Pijet67511/
Phoey67442/
Poeys67346/
Poiye67304/
Paete67292/
Peats67279/
Peute67270/
Pejot67269/
Poite67269/
Peist67259/
Poute67250/
Poitz67220/
Piett67184/
Pohie67151/
Pouit67133/
Poodt67133/
Puyet67130/
Poyot67123/
Peatt67115/
Pohei67110/
Peite67108/
Peett67102/
Pouts6782/
Poehr6777/
Peytz6776/
Pujet6773/
Pojje6770/
Phoea6765/
Poyat6764/
Poote6761/
Pahet6760/
Peust6752/
Poheu6749/
Pfohe6747/
Pohut6746/
Pajet6744/
Pohit6736/
Pawet6735/
Pojat6732/
Peith6732/
Poutz6732/
Peits6732/
Paaet6729/
Peath6727/
Pejet6726/
Poess6726/
Poesz6723/
Pojie6723/
Pojetová6722/
Pojed6722/
Pijot6721/
Peyot6720/
Phoes6719/
Paets6718/
Puiot6718/
Peatz6717/
Pooer6716/
Poits6715/
Peyat6715/
Poech6714/
Peyts6712/
Poije6711/
Pojge6710/
Phaet6710/
Phout6710/
Poeee6710/
Pujot679/
Phiet679/
Pehat679/
Pfoth679/
Pouyt679/
Poète678/
Poutt677/
Phoot677/
Pietd677/
Poepp675/
Pojot675/
Phoer675/
Phuet675/
Piyet675/
Peyte675/
Pojit675/
Paiot674/
Phoez674/
Poith673/
Poott673/
Phooe673/
Peyit673/
Pyyot673/
Peast672/
Pooey672/
Peuat672/
Pfoetsch672/
Paest672/
Pooeh672/
Peitt672/
Pfeit672/
Pieht672/
Peiot672/
Peyet672/
Poued672/
Poiot672/
Pauet672/
Phott672/
Pooie672/
Bpoey671/
Peidt671/
Poyth671/
Poyye671/
Pheet671/
Pheit671/
Peuit671/
Peuth671/
Peyst671/
Pfott671/
Paett671/
Paouette671/
Poyte671/
Poitt671/
Puohe671/
Pohez671/
Pfoer671/
Peuot671/
Poerr671/
Po'ea671/
Pyoat671/
Puiet671/
Poéte671/
Powed671/
Ppoer671/
Pouët671/
P'Eet671/
Peedt671/
Pooei671/
Piyot671/
Pohjt671/
Pohey670/
Poyst670/
Peuts670/
Peiat670/
Peadt670/
Pfout670/
Bpoth670/

Poet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poet in the Russian language
Поэтpoet-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Poet
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis