Pohls Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Finland

Pohls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1381:899,46512,385
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Finland151:366,44725,366
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pohls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohls is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pohls click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohls? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Pohls occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pohls reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 899,465. In Mexico Pohls is primarily found in: Guanajuato, where 22 percent live, Mexico City, where 20 percent live and Sonora, where 18 percent live. Apart from Mexico it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Pohls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pohls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pohls surname rose 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pohls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pohls surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Pohls earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $51,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohles912/
Pols894,008/
Phoehls831/
Poles803,956/
Pouls80660/
Pahls80522/
Polls80157/
Pools80129/
Polst8087/
Polse8074/
Polsz8027/
Phols8018/
Phels8016/
Poils8014/
Polss809/
Polhs807/
Phals801/
Poyls801/
Potls801/
Polese734,381/
Phales731,927/
Polles73574/
Poules73240/
Pooles73141/
Pfahls7394/
Poiles7380/
Polesz7346/
Phauls7332/
Poulse7328/
Pheles7327/
Phells7325/
Poeles7316/
Poless739/
Posles732/
Pheels731/
Poulls731/
Phalse731/
Poyles730/
Phouls730/
Phalls730/
Polest730/
Phalss730/
Posels730/
Pohlez730/
Pahles730/
Pholes730/
Pals673,770/
Polz672,324/
Poulhes67204/
Poulles6750/
Pollese6719/
Pfahles6714/
Poglies679/
Polsová679/
Páls673/
Polsova673/
Polesse672/
Peehles672/
Polš671/
Polless671/
Pouless671/
Phoolse671/
Pachils671/
Pootles670/
Possels670/
Phaless670/
Poulese670/
Phelles670/
Posells670/
Pottles670/

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Pohls Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pohls
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