Poho Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Poho Surname Definition:

Poho is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: bull.

Poho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,1601:19,8891,501
South Africa5681:95,38311,645
Congo1441:34,6463,383
Lesotho1131:17,9873,838
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Benin861:120,18113,205
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
France201:3,321,136213,627
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Poho (831) may also be a first name.

Poho Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Poho is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: bull.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Poho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poho (Hindi: पोहो, Marathi: पोहो) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Poho.

How Common Is The Last Name Poho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,156th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,101,083 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Poho reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 283,301st most common given name internationally It is held by 831 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 19,889. In The Ivory Coast Poho is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 71 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and The Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Poho Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Poho earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning R 148,428 per year and in United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohou89115/
Pohoa8922/
Phoho895/
Puoho892/
Poeho891/
Pohoo891/
Pohoh891/
Poohoy8014/
Pohost8013/
Poohoo8010/
Pohoop804/
Pojhod804/
Poohoi804/
Pohhod802/
Pojhoy801/
Pohocz801/
Poohou800/
Pooh752,089/
Poha751,249/
Phoa751,081/
Paho751,054/
Pouo75298/
Poah75157/
Po'o7597/
Paoh7575/
Paoo7533/
Pooa7516/
Puoo753/
Poeo752/
Pooo751/
Poțo751/
Phoohoi735/
Phoohoy731/
Phaho671,780/
Pahou671,152/
Poiyo671,101/
Pogio67524/
Pouoa67330/
Poach67193/
Paaho67124/
Pahoh67103/
Pouoh6785/
Poaha6765/
Phoea6765/
Pouop6757/
Poheu6749/
Phoha6732/
Phoap6723/
Pojio6717/
Ppoha6716/
Paeho6715/
Phoat6715/
Poijo6715/
Phoas6713/
Peuho6713/
Pooad6712/
Pojjo6712/
Poyio6710/
Pouah678/
Pohga678/
Phooa677/
Pohha676/
Poauh676/
Paoha674/
Poadh673/
Phoua673/
Po'oi672/
Pfouo672/
Phaoh672/
Pahoy672/
Po'ou672/
Pahho671/
Po'oh671/
Phoah671/
Phaoo671/
Paohu671/
Pojha671/
Poood671/
Pooas671/
Puooy671/
Paaoo671/
Pouot671/
Pauoo671/
Poash671/
Puooa671/
Pouou671/
Paoht671/
Paoch670/
Poohy670/

Poho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poho in the Hindi language
पोहोpoho-
Poho in the Marathi language
पोहोpoho-

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