Poher Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Poher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6721:98,84314,460
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
India71:109,580,769786,157
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poher Last Name Facts

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

Poher (Marathi: पोहेर) occurs most in France. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Poher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 464,191st most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The last name Poher is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Poher are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Poher is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 98,843. In France Poher is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent reside, Brittany, where 25 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Barring France it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Poher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poher last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Poher surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohier91546/
Poeher911/
Poherh911/
Poer89960/
Paher80172/
Poehr8077/
Peher8054/
Poetr8038/
Pooer8016/
Poere8012/
Phoer805/
Poert804/
Poerz803/
Pheur801/
Poerd801/
Pfoer801/
Poerr801/
Ppoer801/
Phaer800/
Poiyer7312/
Pahier734/
Pojjer732/
Poiier732/
Pooere731/
Pouier731/
Poyier730/
Paer67363/
Peur67120/
Peér6710/
Poerova673/
Pohaire671/
Pohoire671/
Pfaherr671/
Poijear671/
Poehirr671/

Poher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poher in the Marathi language
पोहेरpohera-

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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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  • 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 Poher
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