Poiani Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Poiani Surname User-submission:

The Poiani surname originates from Italy. It means 'people who deal with the poiana bird of prey'.

Poiani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6381:335,54012,908
Italy3511:174,23626,218
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Poiani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Poiani surname originates from Italy. It means 'people who deal with the poiana bird of prey'.

- japoiani

Poiani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poiani is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poiani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 347,722nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. The last name Poiani is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Poiani are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 335,540. In Brazil Poiani is most common in: São Paulo, where 75 percent live, Paraná, where 9 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Poiani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poiani last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poiani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning €20,069 per year and in United States they earn 67.89% more than the national average, earning $72,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohiani922/
Poini9177/
Poiana832,226/
Pojani83608/
Poiană83386/
Paiani83276/
Piyani83114/
Pijani8366/
Poyani8332/
Poiane8329/
Puiani8326/
Poioni833/
Pojini831/
Peiani831/
Poianä831/
Poigni831/
Poinio831/
Poitni831/
Poignie77105/
Pijyani7719/
Pijanni7717/
Piyanit7715/
Piyangi778/
Paiangi778/
Poojani777/
Phiyani776/
Puianni776/
Peihani773/
Phoyani773/
Pojanis772/
Pijiani771/
Poihana771/
Poujani771/
Pouyani771/
Poyanni771/
Pojanyi771/
Poianes771/
Poianna771/
Paini735,165/
Pauni733,940/
Panei73360/
Paeni73314/
Poiny73160/
Pajni73115/
Poina7388/
Pouni7362/
Payni7340/
Peani7332/
Pinei7323/
Poeni7314/
Poine737/
Poinh731/
Poyni731/
Poggioni71410/
Piianaia7133/
Phoyaniy7112/
Paggiani715/
Pijyanni711/
Puggiani711/
Payani674,455/
Poyane67530/
Pujani67451/
Pajani67420/
Paweni67336/
Poyana67282/
Piyana67253/
Pojana67235/
Painit67231/
Poinet67214/
Pienio67209/
Pujoni67178/
Poiner67162/
Paioni67160/
Painni67160/
Paingi67146/
Painai67107/
Payeni67103/
Painii6789/
Paynis6767/
Pojane6760/
Paiana6753/
Peyani6745/
Pojoni6742/
Payuni6741/
Painui6739/
Pounis6738/
Poinha6737/
Pejani6736/
Pahuni6735/
Paitni6735/
Paunio6731/
Pehani6729/
Paunis6728/
Painio6724/
Peyoni6724/
Payini6722/
Poigne6722/
Pajoni6719/
Payoni6717/
Pajuni6716/
Puyoni6716/
Piyane6715/
Painis6714/
Pujini6712/
Phaini6710/
Puiana6710/
Pounit6710/
Phaeni679/
Paiane679/
Poyoni678/
Paiany678/
Poiney677/
Paynni677/
Puyani676/
Poueni676/
Poinay675/
Paaini675/
Poiena674/
Pijoni674/
Peanyi674/
Pyoane674/
Poyany672/
Phoeni672/
Poinge672/
Poyeni672/
Pinhei672/
Panhei672/
Phoina672/
Peanhi672/
Poiona671/
Poojni671/
Pauniy671/
Paveni671/
Pejini671/
Pijane671/
Paiini671/
Paisni671/
Poinne671/
Piyeni671/
Peanei671/
Pijini671/
Pajini671/
Paunie671/
Paunit671/
Paunni671/
Paenio671/
Paigni671/
Painiz671/
Pienai671/
Peangi671/
Peigni671/
Peingi671/
Peinii671/
Peeani671/
Pojine671/
Pyiana671/
Puinie671/
Puinyi671/
Pougni671/
Pounni671/
Poutni671/
Poweni671/
Pojnit671/
Pejoni671/
Paynie670/
Poines670/
Painie670/

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