Poireau Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Poireau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 570 | 1:116,531 | 17,546 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Poireau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poireau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Poireau occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Poireau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 523,160th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. Poireau occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Poireau are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 116,531. In France Poireau is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 43 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 30 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account France Poireau is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Poireau
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