Poheng Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Poheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Poheng (247) may also be a first name.

Poheng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poheng is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poheng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Poheng reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Poheng is also the 567,531st most common first name on earth, borne by 247 people.

It is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 905,620. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Narathiwat Province, where 99 percent live and Pattani Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohheng9299/
Pohieng921/
Poeng91478/
Pheung836,108/
Phoeng83925/
Puoeng83255/
Phaeng83239/
Peheng8340/
Pohing833/
Poeeng831/
Pooeng831/
Poeting7718/
Poesing773/
Phuoeng772/
Paeng733,945/
Peung7349/
Poenc731/
Poetting7147/
Poessing711/
Paehseng711/
Pahing67168/
Uanphaeng6712/
Pehing679/
Phaenc673/
Paeing671/
Pouing671/
Paeseng6259/
Poetink6226/
Pahinng628/
Paeteng626/
Pauhing623/
Pooying621/
Paeting621/
Peehing621/
Uanpaeng571/
Poenkova571/
Pouiting570/
Paenk5572/
Pauing501/
Paenke501/

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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
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  • 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 Poheng
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