Pohang Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Samoa

Pohang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pohang (11) may also be a first name.

Pohang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohang occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Pohang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pohang is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Pohang reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Pohang is most common in: Riau, where 86 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and South Korea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohuang923/
Poang91133/
Pohong83186/
Poeang8315/
Phaong837/
Phoang832/
Pooang831/
Pouang831/
Pohanke7715/
Phohong774/
Phahong774/
Pojeang774/
Pahgang773/
Phouang772/
Poohong772/
Phaoong771/
Poateng771/
Pouaung771/
Paong73166/
Phaosing71286/
Paocheng715/
Pohhiong711/
Phoieang711/
Phoyhong711/
Poaching711/
Pohanková67902/
Poyong67156/
Pauang67118/
Pahong6721/
Pauong674/
Pouong671/
Paaung671/
Pooong671/
Paoseng62616/
Paosing629/
Puihong623/
Poanque622/
Phooong621/
Phoyong621/
Poyjank621/
Phoojong571/
Pahoteng571/
Pohánková5364/
Pojonk501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pohang
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