Pohal Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pohal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1711:4,485,762116,822
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Pohál (2) are calculated separately.

Pohal (102) may also be a first name.

Pohal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohal (Hindi: पोहला, Marathi: पोहाल, Oriya: େପାହଳ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pohál. For other potential spellings of Pohal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pohal is the 1,310,135th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Pohal is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pohal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pohal is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 102 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India Pohal is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Delhi, where 4 percent live. Barring India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohál932/
Pohaal916/
Pohall914/
Poal89381/
Poohaul831/
Pohol8069/
Poohl8019/
Phoal8016/
Poaul8013/
Poual8013/
Poale8010/
Poail803/
Phaol802/
Poall801/
Pooal801/
Poalh801/
Poalt800/
Pohalova7720/
Phahol7330/
Pouale7319/
Poatel738/
Poatil736/
Pahgal733/
Poholt732/
Pogial732/
Phoale731/
Pouall731/
Pohold731/
Pojjal731/
Peuhal731/
Phuial731/
Paehal731/
Phaoul731/
Phaool731/
Poyyal731/
Paol67285/
Poyyale676/
Poalova674/
Pahaaol672/
Phoahle671/
Päal671/
Pahaool671/

Pohal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pohal in the Hindi language
पोहलाpohala75
पोहलpohala18.75
पोहालpohala6.25
Pohal in the Oriya language
େପାହଳepahala66.67
େପାହଲepahala33.33
Pohal in the Marathi language
पोहालpohala45.45
पोहाळpohala30.68
पोहलpohala20.45
पोहळpohala3.41

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pohal
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