Poia Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Poia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4321:18,8741,928
Moldova931:38,2945,887
French Polynesia801:3,510781
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Poia (156) may also be a first name.

Poia Last Name Facts

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

Poia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poia.

How Common Is The Last Name Poia? popularity and diffusion

Poia is the 496,112th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The last name Poia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Poia are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Poia is also the 735,679th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 156 people.

Poia is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 18,874. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 25 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 19 percent reside and Central, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 14 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poias8983/
Pohia8920/
Poeia896/
Pouia892/
Pioia892/
Poaia892/
Poiad891/
Poiau891/
Poiaz891/
Poi864,710/
Poa861,653/
Poggia8078/
Piohia8030/
Poiatt805/
Poihat801/
Pouiat801/
Poiaia801/
Pooaia801/
Piya7520,803/
Poya757,164/
Puia753,989/
Peia751,696/
Paia751,323/
Poyi751,299/
Phoa751,081/
Poja75796/
Pois75670/
Phoi75610/
Pija75498/
Poit75450/
Poio75276/
Poji75172/
Poie75100/
Poiß7547/
Piea7545/
Poiz7526/
Poip7526/
Pooa7516/
Pioa759/
Hpoi759/
Piia759/
Po'a759/
Poić759/
Poii757/
Poľa754/
Pyia753/
Poșa753/
Poiy753/
Vpoi752/
Poih751/
Péia751/
Bpoa751/
Ppoa751/
Ppoi751/
Pfoa751/
Poij751/
Poid750/
Poggi6725,021/
Pooja6712,013/
Pouya675,097/
Piyas672,842/
Phoya671,668/
Pooya671,266/
Poiyo671,101/
Paias671,027/
Poist67541/
Pohja67534/
Poyaz67532/
Poyau67400/
Pooyi67287/
Poiss67269/
Piyah67253/
Poitz67220/
Phiya67186/
Poyah67175/
Piyaz67174/
Pieja67160/
Pohio67153/
Pohji67121/
Pojah67115/
Pahia67108/
Poyas6788/
Paiha6774/
Pijah6766/
Poyat6764/
Paiau6758/
Phoyi6755/
Piyad6747/
Pouha6743/
Paiah6741/
Poyap6738/
Phoja6733/
Paiap6733/
Pooji6731/
Powie6727/
Piyap6727/
Pouji6725/
Puhia6723/
Puias6723/
Pojie6723/
Phija6721/
Phaia6720/
Pieia6720/
Poiho6719/
Pieya6718/
Pojio6717/
Ppoha6716/
Poiet6716/
Phoji6715/
Poits6715/
Pijja6714/
Pioya6714/
Pauia6713/
Ppiya6713/
Poije6711/
Phuia6710/
Poyio6710/
Peiah679/
Poihi679/
Pfgoi679/
Pooij679/
Poiop679/
Pioja678/
Poyha678/
Phooa677/
Poyad676/
Hpija675/
Poyyi675/
Pouja675/
Pogie675/
Puiat675/
Pioio675/
Poids675/
Pijya674/
Peias674/
Pohgi674/
Poith673/
Poich673/
Pohiy673/
Pohya673/
Peiha673/
Poiiy672/
Puiha672/
Piyat672/
Poiot672/
Pooie672/
Paiaz672/
Poies671/
Pfoya671/
Phioa671/
Bpoya671/
Poitt671/
Hpaia671/
Paiat671/
Paaia671/
Peița671/
Pioyi671/
Poi'o671/
Poiez671/
Poihs671/
Poisz671/
Poišs671/
Pojaa671/
Pojaś671/
Po'ea671/
Puuia671/
Poyis671/
Peeia671/
Poaya671/
Pihya671/
Pyoaa671/
Pohyi671/
Poipf671/
Pojad671/
Pojaz671/
Puoiy671/
Poish670/
Peiat670/

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