Pohwo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pohwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pohwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pohwo occurs most in Thailand. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pohwo is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pohwo live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 23,546,115. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Amnat Charoen Province, where 33 percent reside, Pattani Province, where 33 percent reside and Yala Province, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohwou9110/
Pohwoo914/
Pohwoh911/
Powo89810/
Poywo8082/
Poiwo8059/
Phawo8051/
Powoh8051/
Pouwo8020/
Pobho808/
Powou804/
Phowo804/
Phewo802/
Powoo801/
Powoa801/
Powoi801/
Puowo801/
Poewo801/
Pohwa801/
Pohwat7329/
Pouwou7327/
Pohybo735/
Phoowo731/
Pahwou731/
Pochwa731/
Powa67885/
Pobo67528/
Pochwat67320/
Pawo67266/
Povo67244/
Pewo67170/
Poohwat6712/
Pouwooe675/
Phoshwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Pohwo
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