Poholo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Poholo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poholo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Poholo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poholo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poholo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Poholo live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Poholo is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 81 percent live, Butaleja District, where 13 percent live and Buyende District, where 6 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live.

Poholo Last Name Statistics demography

Poholo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.77% less than the national average, earning R 57,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoholo9210/
Poholod929/
Pohoulou86159/
Phooholo869/
Pohola8313/
Pojolo838/
Phaolo833/
Paholo832/
Pouolo832/
Paholio7751/
Phoohlo7739/
Poyhola7711/
Pohgola771/
Paolo733,767/
Poalo734/
Pohjhola711/
Pahola6767/
Pooola6748/
Paolos6742/
Poiola6717/
Poallo6717/
Poaloi6714/
Paoloi678/
Pohala677/
Paollo673/
Phaola672/
Pauhoulou671/
Pauolo671/
Paolou671/
Paolot671/
Paolio671/
Paolgo671/

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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 Poholo
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