Poffo Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Poffo Surname User-submission:

The surname Poffo derives from the Tirolese word pòfel, meaning 'fourth cut of the grass'.

Poffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,3381:159,9966,169
Argentina1671:255,94920,674
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poffo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Poffo derives from the Tirolese word pòfel, meaning 'fourth cut of the grass'.

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Poffo Last Name Facts

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

Poffo (Russian: Поффо) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poffo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 252,790th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,656,579 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Poffo reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 1,338 people, or 1 in 159,996. In Brazil Poffo is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 90 percent live, São Paulo, where 6 percent live and Paraná, where 2 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Poffo Last Name Statistics demography

Poffo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofo8914/
D'Poffo831/
Poffa80233/
Poifo80197/
Pfofo8055/
Phofo8027/
Paffo808/
Peffo803/
Pofou801/
Pfuofo73116/
Phoffa7345/
Phoofo7328/
Paffos7315/
Pouffa7312/
Peuffo7311/
Poifho734/
Poffas734/
Paffoy732/
Phuofo731/
Poffad731/
Poufos731/
Poufou731/
Pofost731/
Pofa6765/
Pafo677/
Pefo674/
Poodfoo671/
Poufuop671/
Poufoup671/
Phofotz670/

Poffo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poffo in the Russian language
Поффоpoffo-

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