Where Does The Last Name Pohl Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pohl is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Póhl. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohl? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 6,647^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 85,819 people. Pohl occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pohl are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pohl is also the 1,039,322^nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 85 people.

The surname Pohl is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 62,658 people, or 1 in 1,285. In Germany Pohl is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 87 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Pohl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pohl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pohl Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pohl last name are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pohl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning 458,235 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,369 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.38% more than the national average, earning R 445,296 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $48,145 CAD per year.