Pohit Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pohit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Pohit (84) may also be a first name.

Pohit Last Name Facts

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

Pohit (Hindi: पोहित, Marathi: पोहीत, Oriya: େପାହିତ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pohit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Pohit is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Pohit reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name globally It is held by 84 people.

The surname Pohit is most common in India, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Pohit is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 74 percent reside, Delhi, where 9 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritius, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puohit919/
Pahit801,120/
Pouit80133/
Pehit8031/
Poeit8021/
Pohet802/
Pohets731/
Pouitt731/
Pouist731/
Poiuyt731/
Paehit731/
Poet672,207/
Phaehit6750/
Päit6719/
Poheeth674/
Phoohet672/

Pohit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pohit in the Hindi language
पोहितpohita-
Pohit in the Marathi language
पोहीतpohita80
पोिहतpoihata20
Pohit in the Oriya language
େପାହିତepahita50
ପହିତpahita50

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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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  • 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 Pohit
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