Pojas Surname

105,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pojas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pojas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,3491:23,2793,049
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Pojas Last Name Facts

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

Pojas is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Pojaś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pojas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pojas is the 105,338th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,639,493 people. The last name Pojas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pojas live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4,349 people, or 1 in 23,279. In The Philippines Pojas is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 23 percent live, Western Visayas, where 17 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 10 percent live. Besides The Philippines it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Pojas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pojas last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

Pojas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.75% more than the national average, earning $65,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pojaś931/
Pojats913/
Poojas912/
Poujas911/
Podjas911/
Pojash910/
Pojs892/
Pozas806,242/
Posas805,746/
Pocas80928/
Pejas80503/
Pajas80342/
Pujas80159/
Pyjas8088/
Poyas8088/
Poias8083/
Pijas8073/
Pojaj808/
Pojos807/
Piojs801/
Pojaz801/
Phocas734,850/
Pozash731,736/
Patjas73350/
Padjas7369/
Pogias7369/
Pousas7342/
Pouzas7336/
Pochas7310/
Pejasz738/
Posaas736/
Posads735/
Poyase734/
Poscas733/
Pijash732/
Piejas732/
Pajats731/
Pajays731/
Phajas731/
Poujos731/
Pujase731/
Pajass731/
Pajase731/
Pejash731/
Pocash731/
Poyass730/
Paes6778,879/
Pais6755,809/
Paus675,467/
Pous672,440/
Pays672,222/
Peas671,003/
Pois67670/
Poujois67281/
Pejs67217/
Poes67209/
Pijs67155/
Poys6732/
País6730/
Pouj6722/
Pougias675/
Pozzias674/
Poihast673/
Podjacz672/
Pajs672/
Pojc672/
Poij671/
Poyj671/
Pozashe671/
Pooyash671/
Pojx671/
Phosaas671/
Piohash671/
Pocahas671/

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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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  • 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 Pojas
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