Poier Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Poier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3351:25,4194,017
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
Germany1101:731,86855,248
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada931:396,18935,081
Italy731:837,76364,881
France301:2,214,091176,965
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Poier (21) may also be a first name.

Poier Last Name Facts

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

Poier is most common in Austria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 404,308th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Poier are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Poier is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 25,419. In Austria Poier is most frequent in: Styria, where 99 percent are found, Vienna, where 1 percent are found and Carinthia, where 0 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Poier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poier last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poiier912/
Poiere911/
Pouier911/
Poyier910/
Pier895,150/
Poer89960/
Poir8936/
Pouhier8385/
Poierre832/
Powierz832/
Power80106,423/
Poyer803,066/
Poire801,978/
Paier801,875/
Pojer801,308/
Peier801,160/
Pijer80127/
Pierr8082/
Poehr8077/
Piyer8047/
Piear8018/
Pfier807/
Phier806/
Phoer805/
Pouer805/
Pfoer801/
Poiar801/
Poerr801/
Ppoer801/
Pierh801/
Puier800/
Pohyer73153/
Pouyer73128/
Pihier7376/
Pfouer7365/
Poyerd7342/
Powert7327/
Pigger7316/
Powerz7313/
Pegier737/
Poirre737/
Powerr737/
Pfeier736/
Pogger735/
Pahier734/
Piyere733/
Powere732/
Phoyer732/
Paiere731/
Pouere731/
Bhpoir731/
Powesr731/
Pojere731/
Poioor731/
Poggir731/
Poejar731/
Pijjer731/
Poyere731/
Paieer731/
Pai'er731/
Pouert731/
Poyher731/
Pooyer731/
Pierrë731/
Paouer731/
Poyeer730/
Poouer730/
Paiher730/
Pieyer730/
Pawier730/
Payier730/
Pfower730/
Poweer730/
Pour67373,958/
Peer6725,496/
Pair674,588/
Pear673,117/
Paer67363/
Peir67333/
Pyer67286/
Peur67120/
Peyr6768/
Puir6720/
Puer6713/
Pejr673/
Piierre673/
Peierre672/
Peehier671/
Poyr671/
Peihert670/

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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 Poier
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