Poinen Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Poinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius6531:1,981308
France211:3,162,987209,042
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Poinen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poinen is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poinen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 467,272nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. Poinen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Poinen live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name Poinen is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 1,981. In Mauritius Poinen is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 51 percent reside, Pamplemousses District, where 31 percent reside and Rodrigues, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ponen91429/
Pinen91211/
Painen832,025/
Ponnen83403/
Poonen83339/
Pijnen83237/
Poinin83166/
Poneng83147/
Peinen8395/
Pinent8386/
Pineng8380/
Poinem8329/
Pinenq8316/
Pineun8313/
Ponaen839/
Ponien835/
Ponent835/
Phonen835/
Pineen833/
Pinend833/
Pinenc832/
Pignen831/
Puonen831/
Puinen831/
Poynen831/
Pounen831/
Pognen831/
Pienen830/
Phionen77425/
Phonnen7760/
Poining7757/
Peignen7744/
Poingin7723/
Puijnen7722/
Poyanen7712/
Poonnen7711/
Pinienė775/
Painene773/
Pajonen771/
Puinene771/
Ponginn771/
Phonien771/
Pinem7312,345/
Ponin731,725/
Panen73835/
Pinin73305/
Penen73284/
Ponem7392/
Pynen7313/
Ponyn738/
Pinín735/
Piñen731/
Pinyn730/
Pohjonen711,502/
Pohjanen71586/
Poyhonen71143/
Paajonen718/
Paihonen714/
Pinenova711/
Peinienė711/
Pinion673,562/
Paneng671,269/
Pannen67790/
Painem67725/
Poning67622/
Phonin67339/
Poonem67324/
Pingin67312/
Paenen67239/
Pining67213/
Pinina67206/
Ponina67202/
Poonin67191/
Pinyon67181/
Panien67175/
Pomnin67123/
Penent67122/
Peenen67110/
Peneng67109/
Pagnen6773/
Ponnem6764/
Pongin6762/
Ponyon6757/
Potnin6745/
Paanen6743/
Puynen6736/
Poynin6729/
Pyonin6722/
Peynen6722/
Ponnin6716/
Pinink6713/
Pionin6712/
Painin6712/
Phinin6711/
Paynen6710/
Ponyna6710/
Ponion677/
Painén675/
Paninn675/
Phonem674/
Pinemq673/
Paneen673/
Penenq673/
Ponind673/
Pinint672/
Posnin672/
Paunen672/
Potnyn672/
Posnem671/
Puinem671/
Pounem671/
Panuen671/
Panđen671/
Pegnen671/
Phanen671/
Panenc671/
Paneun671/
Pohnin671/
Poïnin671/
Pounin671/
Peanen670/
Phenen670/

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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 Poinen
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