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) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Pohál. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pohal.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Pohal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pohal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 935,178th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 102 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Delhi, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

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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