Poiss Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Latvia

Poiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1771:48,1107,661
Latvia601:34,1675,221
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Poišs (1) are calculated separately.

Poiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poiss is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Poišs. For other potential spellings of Poiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Poiss occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Poiss reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 48,110. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 67 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 18 percent are found and Vienna, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Austria Poiss is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Poiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poiss last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Poiss earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 222.91% more than the national average, earning $139,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poišs931/
Poisse91106/
Poss895,596/
Pois89670/
Piss89147/
Poiosse831/
Posse806,430/
Pisse80761/
Poist80541/
Peiss80104/
Poias8083/
Poise8071/
Paiss8048/
Piess8040/
Pouss8026/
Poess8026/
Poits8015/
Poyss807/
Poids805/
Phoss803/
Pyoss802/
Pijss802/
Pooss801/
Possp801/
Poies801/
Puoss801/
Pgoss801/
Pioss801/
Pissz801/
Possš801/
Poihs801/
Poisz801/
Poyis801/
Poish800/
Puiss800/
Pos755,502/
Poi754,710/
Pis752,509/
Pousse731,303/
Poiesz73523/
Paisse7377/
Peisse7329/
Poggis7319/
Poiese7318/
Pooshs7311/
Pottss735/
Paiess733/
Phisse733/
Powess732/
Pouess732/
Powies732/
Pheiss732/
Pishsh732/
Payoss732/
Pouios731/
Payiss731/
Pischs731/
Piyass731/
Pogies731/
Poushs731/
Pfoess731/
Poyass730/
Post6765,601/
Pais6755,809/
Pise6729,888/
Pass6712,648/
Pose679,389/
Pies673,330/
Poos672,536/
Pous672,440/
Poix672,089/
Pots671,492/
Pios671,484/
Posh671,371/
Poyi671,299/
Puis671,278/
Peis67989/
Pisz67750/
Poia67665/
Phoi67610/
Pish67574/
Poit67450/
Pess67364/
Posz67301/
Poio67276/
Poes67209/
Poji67172/
Pijs67155/
Pods67111/
Poie67100/
Pohs6793/
Pist6773/
Päss6763/
Phos6751/
Pihs6747/
Poiß6747/
Poys6732/
Phis6732/
Poës6729/
Pyos6727/
Poiz6726/
Poip6726/
Poitsch6714/
Poisova6713/
Poushsh6710/
Pouesse6710/
Hpoi679/
Poić679/
Poii677/
Pissova675/
Počs675/
Posp674/
Pajosse674/
Póss673/
Posd673/
Poiy673/
Poihast673/
Possche672/
Possová672/
Poisová672/
Vpoi672/
Bpos672/
Pojs672/
Pizs672/
Poih671/
Puos671/
Poxs671/
Vpis671/
Páis671/
Péis671/
Hpos671/
Pfos671/
Pyss671/
Ppis671/
Pisp671/
Pisx671/
Posx671/
Ppoi671/
Pgis671/
Poij671/
Poische671/
Poyhess670/
Pfissch670/
Poid670/

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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 Poiss
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