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 last name Pohal (Hindi: पोहला, Marathi: पोहाल, Oriya: େପାହଳ) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pohál. For other possible spellings of Pohal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Pohal occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pohal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pohal is also the 935,178th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 102 people.

The surname Pohal is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India Pohal is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Delhi, where 4 percent live. Excluding India Pohal occurs 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

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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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