Poff Surname

73,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Poff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1611:58,8316,968
Canada2501:147,38215,086
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Ireland841:56,0593,870
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8981:55,9236,252

Poff (11) may also be a first name.

Poff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poff (Russian: Пофф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poff is the 73,607th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,089,971 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Poff are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,161 people, or 1 in 58,831. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 17 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Poff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poff last name expanded 686 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 240 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Poff last name is chiefly Anglican (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Poff last name are 16.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.68% less than the national average, earning R 88,680 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $45,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poffe89320/
Pfoff89113/
Poffs899/
Pouff892/
Pofff891/
Pozff891/
Popff891/
Pooff891/
Phoff890/
Pof864/
Pouffe801/
Paff752,305/
Pfaf75172/
Poft7522/
Pofs7514/
Pfof7510/
Pofe758/
Popf755/
Poof754/
Bpof752/
Pofh752/
Posf752/
Pohf751/
Poyf751/
Hpof751/
Pfaff6730,050/
Phaff67457/
Paffe67190/
Pauff67124/
Pfofe6721/
Pfafe6710/
Pfoffová674/
Phofe673/
Poipf671/
Poufe671/
Papff671/
Pfoft671/
Pfafs671/
Poitf671/
Pasff671/
Pottf671/
Pfaft670/
Poife670/
Phouf670/
Paaff670/

Poff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poff in the Russian language
Поффpoff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poff
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