Poha Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Poha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6031:219,31920,507
South Africa1731:313,16629,785
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
Ivory Coast1061:217,6539,074
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
India571:13,457,287231,997
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Poha (316) may also be a first name.

Poha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poha (Hindi: पोहा, Marathi: पोहा) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 303,577th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,834,704 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Poha are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 494,051st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 316 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 219,319. In Indonesia Poha is mostly concentrated in: Gorontalo, where 89 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 2 percent live and North Maluku, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Poha Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Poha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 61.35% less than the national average, earning R 91,836 per year and in United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poaha8965/
Pohai8958/
Phoha8932/
Pohau8932/
Pohoa8922/
Ppoha8916/
Pohga898/
Pohha896/
Paoha894/
Pohay893/
Pojha891/
Pohaj891/
Poa861,653/
Pouaha80185/
Pohață8043/
Pohach8040/
Poyhia8020/
Pohiea8018/
Pojhay806/
Poehai805/
Pohhay802/
Phooha802/
Poehay801/
Phohay801/
Poohat801/
Pouoha801/
Puohaa801/
Phaoha801/
Phohai801/
Phohat801/
Pohass801/
Poho752,350/
Pooh752,089/
Phoa751,081/
Poad75842/
Phao75715/
Poat75563/
Paoa75416/
Poua75376/
Poea75364/
Poas75351/
Poai75301/
Poah75157/
Paoh7575/
Poay7560/
Poap7522/
Pooa7516/
Poau7512/
Po'a759/
Poľa754/
Pgoa753/
Poșa753/
Poaz751/
Bpoa751/
Poaj751/
Ppoa751/
Pfoa751/
Phuohau734/
Phojhay731/
Phoohad731/
Phaho671,780/
Poiya67691/
Pouoa67330/
Poast67284/
Poach67193/
Pojja67145/
Poats67135/
Pohou67115/
Poeea67113/
Pohei67110/
Pahoh67103/
Pouoh6785/
Pogia6774/
Poyia6774/
Phoea6765/
Pahao6750/
Poheu6749/
Poyya6734/
Poaad6732/
Pouai6731/
Pouad6725/
Phoap6723/
Paeha6720/
Phoat6715/
Po'ad6714/
Phoas6713/
Pooad6712/
Phuia6710/
Pouat679/
Pouah678/
Phooa677/
Poeai677/
Poauh676/
Po'at676/
Phoho675/
Phoua673/
Poadh673/
Pojya673/
Phaop673/
Poatt672/
Poeau672/
Puoho672/
Pahha672/
Puiha672/
Phaoh672/
Poeho671/
Poaud671/
Puooa671/
Bpoua671/
Paoht671/
Paohu671/
Po'ea671/
Poaih671/
Poaip671/
Poash671/
Poaut671/
Po'oh671/
Poaat671/
Phoah671/
Phoay671/
Phaod671/
Phaoo671/
Pohoh671/
Pohoo671/
Pooaj671/
Pooas671/
Pohey670/
Paoch670/
Poohy670/

Poha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poha in the Hindi language
पोहाpoha-
Poha in the Marathi language
पोहाpoha81.82
पोहरेpohare18.18

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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 Poha
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