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Where Does The Last Name Poh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Poh (Hindi: पोह, Marathi: पोह) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pôh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 22,947^th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 308,376 people. The surname Poh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Poh reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 13,410^th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 72,942 people.

The last name Poh is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11,246 people, or 1 in 2,623. In Malaysia Poh is most common in: Selangor, where 21 percent are found, Penang, where 16 percent are found and Johor, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Poh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Poh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poh surname expanded 930 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poh Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Poh last name are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Poh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning $51,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,822 CAD per year.