Pohatu Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Pohatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 211 | 1:21,461 | 3,768 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
The alternate forms: Pōhatu (1) are calculated separately.
Pohatu (199) may also be a first name.
Pohatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pohatu (Marathi: पोहतु) is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Pōhatu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,041,601st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Pohatu are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 642,605th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 199 people.
This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 21,461. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Gisborne Region, where 32 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 17 percent reside and Bay of Plenty Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pohatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pohatu in the Marathi language | ||
| पोहतु | pohatu | 75 |
| पोहतू | pohatu | 25 |
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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 Pohatu
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