Pohl Surname
Approximately 84,918 people bear this surname
Pohl Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Pool [Low German pohl = Dutch poel = (High) Ger. pfuhl]
Pohl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 62,658 | 1:1,285 | 91 |
| United States | 9,250 | 1:39,185 | 4,832 |
| Austria | 1,747 | 1:4,874 | 549 |
| Poland | 1,568 | 1:24,240 | 3,709 |
| Canada | 1,445 | 1:25,499 | 3,434 |
| Brazil | 1,399 | 1:153,020 | 5,861 |
| South Africa | 1,391 | 1:38,949 | 5,015 |
| Czechia | 1,030 | 1:10,324 | 1,379 |
| France | 656 | 1:101,254 | 14,874 |
| Argentina | 570 | 1:74,988 | 6,382 |
| Hungary | 357 | 1:27,497 | 3,044 |
| Australia | 344 | 1:78,476 | 9,152 |
| Sweden | 292 | 1:33,722 | 2,746 |
| England | 264 | 1:211,053 | 18,115 |
| Switzerland | 257 | 1:31,957 | 4,743 |
| Chile | 239 | 1:73,709 | 2,993 |
| Italy | 196 | 1:312,024 | 38,673 |
| Denmark | 125 | 1:45,158 | 4,724 |
| Luxembourg | 120 | 1:4,838 | 683 |
| Netherlands | 104 | 1:162,377 | 23,863 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Belgium | 87 | 1:132,145 | 19,103 |
| Spain | 62 | 1:754,065 | 31,946 |
| Peru | 52 | 1:611,233 | 15,440 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| El Salvador | 41 | 1:154,729 | 1,905 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Ukraine | 31 | 1:1,468,474 | 118,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1:184,016 | 31,260 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Honduras | 23 | 1:383,324 | 3,011 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:308,549 | 20,627 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 867 | 1:57,922 | 6,435 |
The alternate forms: Póhl (29) are calculated separately.
Pohl (85) may also be a first name.
Pohl Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Pool [Low German pohl = Dutch poel = (High) Ger. pfuhl]
“Pool” in Dutch. Also spelt Poel. See Poggenpoel.
(German, Dutch) The man who lived at, or near, the pool.
Pohl Demographics
Average Pohl Salary in
United States
$47,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pohl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohl Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pohl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Póhl. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohl? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,647th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,819 people. This last name is mostly 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. Pohl is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 85 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 62,658 people, or 1 in 1,285. In Germany Pohl is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 87 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
Pohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 bearing the Pohl last name are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.81% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Póhl | 92 | 29 | / |
| Pfohl | 89 | 2,868 | / |
| Pohll | 89 | 23 | / |
| Pouhl | 89 | 15 | / |
| Pohul | 89 | 7 | / |
| Phohl | 89 | 3 | / |
| Polhl | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pohlt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pohjl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pol | 86 | 47,849 | / |
| Pochel | 80 | 122 | / |
| Pochyl | 80 | 75 | / |
| Poßehl | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pochil | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pohyle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pouhle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pool | 75 | 58,576 | / |
| Pole | 75 | 37,956 | / |
| Phal | 75 | 37,031 | / |
| Pahl | 75 | 19,878 | / |
| Poul | 75 | 19,726 | / |
| Puol | 75 | 15,596 | / |
| Poll | 75 | 10,172 | / |
| Polt | 75 | 1,821 | / |
| Pold | 75 | 687 | / |
| Polh | 75 | 403 | / |
| Poil | 75 | 313 | / |
| Phol | 75 | 241 | / |
| Posl | 75 | 175 | / |
| Pfol | 75 | 9 | / |
| Potl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ppol | 75 | 5 | / |
| Polp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Poyl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pojl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Polì | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vpol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hpol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Páhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pãhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pohlová | 73 | 1,061 | / |
| Poschel | 73 | 64 | / |
| Pohlova | 73 | 13 | / |
| Pochill | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pohselt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pouhtel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Poole | 67 | 120,940 | / |
| Polle | 67 | 5,882 | / |
| Phale | 67 | 5,368 | / |
| Potel | 67 | 4,174 | / |
| Phool | 67 | 3,650 | / |
| Pfahl | 67 | 2,402 | / |
| Pahal | 67 | 1,974 | / |
| Phole | 67 | 537 | / |
| Poile | 67 | 491 | / |
| Posel | 67 | 358 | / |
| Poisl | 67 | 220 | / |
| Poule | 67 | 218 | / |
| Poull | 67 | 203 | / |
| Phalh | 67 | 181 | / |
| Phalp | 67 | 159 | / |
| Poyle | 67 | 151 | / |
| Phaal | 67 | 135 | / |
| Polhe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Poslt | 67 | 84 | / |
| Posle | 67 | 56 | / |
| Phall | 67 | 41 | / |
| Phaul | 67 | 41 | / |
| Potil | 67 | 41 | / |
| Posil | 67 | 30 | / |
| Poëll | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pholh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pooll | 67 | 18 | / |
| Poolt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pfohlová | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pogli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poulø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phoul | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pocel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Peuhl | 67 | 7 | / |
| Polhs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pfhol | 67 | 6 | / |
| Poulh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pholl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pfhal | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pocil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pould | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pholt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phahl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poulp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poysl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poitl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ppool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poschell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paahl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hpole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poltd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pollh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppoil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phosl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaël | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfoll | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poolp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfool | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vpool | 67 | 0 | / |
| Puoll | 67 | 0 | / |
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