Pohs Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Pohs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pohs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohs is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pohs are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pohs is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oregon, where 33 percent live, Washington, where 20 percent live and Colorado, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Pohs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pohs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pohs surname expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pohs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pohs surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Pohs earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.86% more than the national average, earning $55,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poths89341/
Pohus89100/
Pohts8922/
Pohst8916/
Pohse8911/
Pouhs891/
Poihs891/
Pos865,502/
Pooshs8011/
Poushs801/
Post7565,601/
Pose759,389/
Poch755,882/
Poss755,596/
Poos752,536/
Pous752,440/
Pots751,492/
Posh751,371/
Pois75670/
Posz75301/
Phas75295/
Pahs75186/
Pods75111/
Phos7551/
Poys7532/
Poës7529/
Počs755/
Posp754/
Posd753/
Bpos752/
Pojs752/
Puos751/
Poxs751/
Pohz751/
Hpos751/
Pfos751/
Posx751/
Poushsh7310/
Potts6778,366/
Puoch6712,595/
Posch6712,488/
Posse676,430/
Poche675,988/
Pooch671,398/
Pouch671,128/
Poots671,042/
Poshh67952/
Pfost67873/
Potse67770/
Poust67683/
Poist67541/
Poiss67269/
Phase67233/
Poush67229/
Poshe67221/
Poosz67171/
Poost67167/
Poszt6791/
Pouts6782/
Pahas6779/
Poise6771/
Pouse6771/
Potch6737/
Poose6735/
Pohtz6731/
Pfoch6730/
Phast6729/
Phass6729/
Posze6727/
Pouss6726/
Poosh6725/
Poysh6722/
Postt6718/
Poits6715/
Peuhs6714/
Phose6711/
Paths6710/
Pashs6710/
Posht677/
Poyss677/
Phash677/
Pocht677/
Phoch675/
Poids675/
Phaas674/
Pahsh674/
Pheus673/
Pouds673/
Poich673/
Phoss673/
Phats673/
Poyse672/
Podds672/
Phost672/
Pohce672/
Phaus672/
Phuos672/
Phosh672/
Posce672/
Pochì672/
Pahst672/
Pooss671/
Possp671/
Puoss671/
Pgoss671/
Phous671/
Phoxs671/
Phads671/
Possš671/
Pazhs671/
Phosd671/
Poisz671/
Poišs671/
Potsh671/
Poohz671/
Podch671/
Pochd671/
Poish670/
Pfous670/
Poyst670/
Phods670/

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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 Pohs
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