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

The surname Pohl is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Póhl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 6,647^th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 85,819 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Pohl live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pohl is also the 1,039,322^nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 85 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 62,658 people, or 1 in 1,285. In Germany Pohl is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs 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 occurrence of Pohl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 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 national average, with 59.81% registered to vote for 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.