Poiam Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Poiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Poiam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poiam occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poiam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poiam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Poiam are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Poiam is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 8,562,973. In Brazil Poiam is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 76 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poiham91128/
Phoiam915/
Pooiam914/
Poeiam911/
Poiame911/
Poim8959/
Phioiam83231/
Phooiam835/
Poggiam834/
Poyam801,508/
Poian80750/
Piyam8068/
Piiam8054/
Phoim8049/
Poyim8033/
Pojam8026/
Puiam8026/
Poime8024/
Paiam8020/
Pijam803/
Poiem802/
Poimg801/
Phuiam73983/
Phoyim7369/
Poyina7359/
Phijam7353/
Piyame7341/
Poiane7329/
Poojam7327/
Phioam7313/
Pooyam7310/
Paiahm739/
Pouian733/
Phojam732/
Pooina731/
Phiyam731/
Poyaum731/
Pousim731/
Phoyam731/
Poiank731/
Pooiem731/
Puoina731/
Poyham731/
Paiame731/
Puuiam731/
Poiand731/
Paiham731/
Paim6744,834/
Poin67557/
Paum67445/
Piem67392/
Puim67290/
Poggian67232/
Poem67152/
Peim67103/
Poum6783/
Peam6763/
Paem6757/
Paím6736/
Poym6733/
Piyamne6718/
Paym6711/
Poohina6711/
Phoihan677/
Paiasme676/
Poihyna675/
Phoiang673/
Poimova673/
Pajm672/
Phaiaum672/
Poihang671/
Poinova671/
Poyhina671/
Phaiham671/
Phooyam671/

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