Poi Surname

100,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Poi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9191:399,72121,162
Papua New Guinea6521:12,5061,158
Indonesia3731:354,55530,622
Malaysia2691:109,6447,364
Brazil2371:903,26732,376
Brunei1961:2,136389
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Italy641:955,57368,465
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Australia411:658,43245,385
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England141:3,979,861125,553
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France81:8,302,840321,660
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China51:273,464,31313,838
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Macau11:601,6301,582
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Poï (20) & Poî (6) are calculated separately.

Poi (6,092) may also be a first name.

Poi Last Name Facts

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

Poi (Hindi: पोई, Marathi: पोई, Oriya: େପାଇ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Poï or Poî. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,308th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,547,250 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Poi reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Poi is also the 84,826th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 6,092 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,919 people, or 1 in 399,721. In India Poi is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 64 percent reside, West Bengal, where 26 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Poi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Poi surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

Poi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poï8920/
Poî896/
Poyi861,299/
Pois86670/
Poia86665/
Phoi86610/
Poit86450/
Poio86276/
Poji86172/
Poie86100/
Poiß8647/
Poiz8626/
Poip8626/
Hpoi869/
Poić869/
Poii867/
Poiy863/
Vpoi862/
Poih861/
Ppoi861/
Poij861/
Poid860/
Pi80346,347/
Po8034,866/
Poggi7525,021/
Poiyo751,101/
Poist75541/
Pooyi75287/
Poiss75269/
Poitz75220/
Pohio75153/
Pohji75121/
Poias7583/
Phoyi7555/
Pooji7531/
Powie7527/
Pouji7525/
Pojie7523/
Pohia7520/
Poiho7519/
Pojio7517/
Poiet7516/
Phoji7515/
Poits7515/
Poije7511/
Poyio7510/
Poihi759/
Pfgoi759/
Pooij759/
Poiop759/
Poeia756/
Poyyi755/
Pogie755/
Pioio755/
Poids755/
Pohgi754/
Poith753/
Poich753/
Pohiy753/
Poiiy752/
Pouia752/
Poiot752/
Pioia752/
Pooie752/
Poaia752/
Poiad751/
Poies751/
Poitt751/
Pioyi751/
Poi'o751/
Poiez751/
Poihs751/
Poisz751/
Poišs751/
Poyis751/
Pohyi751/
Poiau751/
Poiaz751/
Poipf751/
Puoiy751/
Poish750/
Pei671,063,959/
Pop67252,709/
Poe67145,414/
Phi67103,016/
Pai6768,548/
Pio6750,762/
Pho6736,087/
Pyo6732,948/
Pit6729,859/
Poh6723,632/
Pot6716,485/
Pou6715,031/
Poggio679,884/
Poo678,897/
Pod678,804/
Poy675,643/
Pie675,595/
Pos675,502/
Pui674,054/
Pis672,509/
Poz672,206/
Pii671,866/
Poa671,653/
Piz671,175/
Ppi671,134/
Pip67918/
Pih67584/
Poiesz67523/
Pid67282/
Poš67232/
Bpi67202/
Poß67165/
Puo67155/
Poş67147/
Poč67130/
Piy67122/
Ppo67111/
Pyi6796/
Pão6794/
Poj6779/
Poggia6778/
Pgo6770/
Piš6768/
Poç6758/
Phojiy6757/
Vpi6744/
Pij6743/
Pfo6741/
Piț6731/
Piohia6730/
Più6716/
Hpi6716/
Pgi6714/
Phojit6714/
Phouji679/
Pfi675/
Hpo675/
Poiatt675/
Piś675/
Poá674/
Poyitt673/
Vpo673/
Poicht671/
Poihat671/
Pouiat671/
Pouios671/
Pouiot671/
Phooji671/
Piå671/
Pið671/
Pogieh671/
Poojie671/
Poë671/
Poiaia671/
Phojie671/
Pooaia671/

Poi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poi in the Oriya language
େପାଇepa'i98.35
Poi in the Marathi language
पोईpo'i98.28
Poi in the Hindi language
पोईpo'i91.67
पोीpoi8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poi
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