Pohlmann Surname

28,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pohlmann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Pool-Man [see Pohl] English Poolman.

Pohlmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,9701:5,378645
Brazil1,4201:150,7575,773
United States1,3721:264,18324,894
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Canada721:511,74443,418
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Austria331:258,04330,255
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France51:13,284,544357,392
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China31:455,773,85521,925
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Pohlmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Pool-Man [see Pohl] English Poolman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pohlmann Last Name Facts

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

Pohlmann is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohlmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,748th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 390,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Pohlmann are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 14,970 people, or 1 in 5,378. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Pohlmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pohlmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pohlmann surname rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pohlmann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pohlmann surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pohlmann last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pohlmann earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.93% more than the national average, earning R 339,660 per year; in United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,867 CAD per year.

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