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

The last name Pohl has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Póhl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 6,647^th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,819 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Pohl are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,039,322^nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 85 people.

The last name Pohl is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 62,658 people, or 1 in 1,285. In Germany it 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. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Pohl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pohl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pohl last name increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.81% being registered with the 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.